Date: June 23, 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 1956János Kádár Returns to Budapest, Takes Office in Hungarian Revolution November 7, 1956UN Security Council…
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus closes its last "Big Tent" show in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; due to changing economics, all subsequent circus shows will be held in arenas. Date: July 16, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 16 📅 Events on this day in 1956 📅 On This Day…
Sudan achieves independence from Egypt and the United Kingdom. Date: January 1, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 1 📅 Events on this day in 1956 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1956Khrushchev Denounces Stalin in Secret Speech, February 25, 1956Hudsonville-Standale F5 Tornado Strikes Michigan Lower Peninsula, April…
A TWA Super Constellation and a United Airlines DC-7 collide above the Grand Canyon in Arizona and crash, killing all 128 on board both airliners. Date: June 30, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 30 📅 Events on this day in 1956 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…
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 1956IBM 305 RAMAC Introduced, First Commercial Disk Storage Computer,…
The Romanian Television network begins its first broadcast in Bucharest. Date: December 31, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 31 📅 Events on this day in 1956 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1956DuMont Television Network Final Broadcast Ends in Bankruptcy, August 6, 1956Elvis Presley First National Television…