First Eurovision Song Contest Held in Lugano, Switzerland May 24, 1956

Start of Gal Oya riots, the first reported ethnic riots that target minority Sri Lankan Tamils in the Eastern Province. The total number of deaths is reportedly 150. Date: June 11, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 11 📅 Events on this day in 1956 📅 On This Day (Today)…

Operation Auca: Five U.S. missionaries are killed by the Waorani of Ecuador shortly after making first contact. Date: January 8, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 8 📅 Events on this day in 1956 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1956Marcinelle Mining Disaster Kills 262 Coal Miners in…

FORTRAN, the first modern computer language, is first shared with the coding community. Date: October 15, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 15 📅 Events on this day in 1956 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1956U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Becomes Permanent Service Academy February 20, 1956Hungarian Revolution:…

The first commercial nuclear power station is officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II in Sellafield, England. Date: October 17, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 17 📅 Events on this day in 1956 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1956Trans-Canada Air Lines Flight 810-9 Crash Near Hope, 62…

Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, leader of India's Untouchable caste, converts to Buddhism along with 385,000 of his followers (see Neo-Buddhism). Date: October 14, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 14 📅 Events on this day in 1956 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1956TAT-1 First Submarine Transatlantic Telephone…

The Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956 is signed by U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower, officially creating the United States Interstate Highway System. Date: June 29, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 29 📅 Events on this day in 1956 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1956Don Larsen…