Khrushchev Denounces Stalin in Secret Speech, February 25, 1956

Secret police shoot several anti-communist protesters, igniting the Hungarian Revolution. Date: October 23, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 23 📅 Events on this day in 1956 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1956Hudsonville-Standale F5 Tornado Strikes Michigan Lower Peninsula, April 3, 1956Elvis Presley Makes First National TV…

Suez Crisis: Israel occupies the Gaza Strip. Date: November 2, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 2 📅 Events on this day in 1956 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1956TCN-9 Sydney Begins Regular Broadcasts, September 16, 1956Tunisia Gains Independence from France, March 20, 1956Elvis Presley First National…

The nuclear power station at Calder Hall in the United Kingdom was connected to the national power grid becoming the world's first commercial nuclear power station to generate electricity on an industrial scale. Date: August 27, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 27 📅 Events on this day in 1956…

Trans-Canada Air Lines Flight 810-9, a Canadair North Star, crashes near Hope, British Columbia, Canada, killing all 62 people on board. Date: December 9, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 9 📅 Events on this day in 1956 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1956Grace Kelly Marries Prince…

In Operation Redwing, the first United States airborne hydrogen bomb is dropped over Bikini Atoll in the Pacific Ocean. Date: May 20, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 20 📅 Events on this day in 1956 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1956Hurricane Flossy Strikes Gulf Coast, Causes…