Date: June 23, 1956
Soviet troops enter Hungary to end the Hungarian revolution against the Soviet Union that started on October 23. Thousands are killed, more are wounded, and nearly a quarter million leave the country. Date: November 4, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 4 📅 Events on this day in 1956 📅…
Forty-five miles south of Nantucket Island, the Italian ocean liner SS Andrea Doria collides with the MS Stockholm in heavy fog and sinks the next day, killing 51. Date: July 25, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 25 📅 Events on this day in 1956 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…
Suez Crisis: The Khan Yunis killings by the Israel Defense Forces in Egyptian-controlled Gaza result in the deaths of 275 Palestinians. Date: November 3, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 3 📅 Events on this day in 1956 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1956Soviet Union and Japan…
TCN-9 Sydney is the first Australian television station to commence regular broadcasts. Date: September 16, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 16 📅 Events on this day in 1956 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1956Dartmouth Workshop First Artificial Intelligence Conference July 13, 1956IBM 305 RAMAC Introduced, First…
Elvis Presley makes his first national television appearance. Date: January 28, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 28 📅 Events on this day in 1956 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1956Khrushchev Denounces Stalin in Secret Speech, February 25, 1956DuMont Television Network Final Broadcast Ends in Bankruptcy, August…
Cuban Revolution: Fidel Castro declares himself at war with Cuban President Fulgencio Batista. Date: April 5, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 5 📅 Events on this day in 1956 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1956SS Ideal X First Successful Container Ship Departs Port Newark April 26,…