TWA and United Airlines Midair Collision Over Grand Canyon, June 30, 1956

The polio vaccine developed by Jonas Salk is made available to the public. Date: May 1, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 1 📅 Events on this day in 1956 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1956Supreme Court Ends Montgomery Bus Boycott, Strikes Down Segregation Laws, November 13,…

Elvis Presley appears on The Ed Sullivan Show for the first time. Date: September 9, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 9 📅 Events on this day in 1956 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1956First Eurovision Song Contest Held in Lugano, Switzerland May 24, 1956Sudan Independence from…

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…

Hungarian Revolution: In the towns of Mosonmagyaróvár and Esztergom, Hungarian secret police forces massacre civilians. As rebel strongholds in Budapest hold, fighting spreads throughout the country. Date: October 26, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 26 📅 Events on this day in 1956 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…

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…

Soviet Union cedes Porkkala back to Finland. Date: January 26, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 26 📅 Events on this day in 1956 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1956Soviet Forces Suppress Georgian SSR Demonstrations Against De-Stalinization, March 9, 1956Granma Lands in Cuba, Fidel Castro Launches Revolution…