TWA and United Airlines Midair Collision Over Grand Canyon, June 30, 1956
Date: June 30, 1956
Date: June 30, 1956
In his speech On the Cult of Personality and Its Consequences, Nikita Khrushchev, leader of the Soviet Union, denounces Stalin. Date: February 25, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on February 25 đ Events on this day in 1956 đ On This Day (Today) More events from 1956First U.S. Airborne Hydrogen Bomb…
Suez Crisis: The United Kingdom and France begin bombing Egypt to force the reopening of the Suez Canal. Date: October 31, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on October 31 đ Events on this day in 1956 đ On This Day (Today) More events from 1956Suez Crisis Begins: Israeli Forces Invade Sinai…
The 7.7 Mw⯠Amorgos earthquake shakes the Cyclades island group in the Aegean Sea with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). The shaking and the destructive tsunami that followed left fifty-three people dead. A damaging M7.2 aftershock occurred minutes after the mainshock. Date: July 9, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events…
Former Vice President and Democratic Senator Alben Barkley dies during a speech in Virginia. Date: April 30, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on April 30 đ Events on this day in 1956 đ On This Day (Today) More events from 1956Hungarian Revolution: Secret Police Massacre Civilians, Fighting Spreads Nationwide, October 26,…
Soviet Union cedes Porkkala back to Finland. Date: January 26, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on January 26 đ Events on this day in 1956 đ On This Day (Today) More events from 1956TAT-1 First Submarine Transatlantic Telephone Cable Inaugurated, September 25, 1956Soviet Union Returns Porkkala to Finland, January 26, 1956Soviet…
A fire damages the top part of the Eiffel Tower. Date: January 3, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on January 3 đ Events on this day in 1956 đ On This Day (Today) More events from 1956Ringling Bros. Last Big Tent Show Ends in Pittsburgh July 16, 1956U.S. Merchant Marine Academy…