Date: August 6, 1956
Marcinelle mining disaster in Belgium. 262 coal miners, including a substantial number of Italian migrant workers, were killed in one of the largest mining accidents in Belgian history. Date: August 8, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 8 📅 Events on this day in 1956 📅 On This Day (Today)…
Actress Grace Kelly marries Prince Rainier of Monaco. Date: April 19, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 19 📅 Events on this day in 1956 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1956East German Nationale Volksarmee Formed March 1, 1956SS Andrea Doria Collides with MS Stockholm, Sinks in Fog,…
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 1956Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Converts to Buddhism with 385,000 Followers, October 14,…
The dike around the Dutch polder East Flevoland is closed. Date: September 13, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 13 📅 Events on this day in 1956 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1956Soviet Union Returns Porkkala to Finland, January 26, 1956TWA and United Airlines Midair Collision Over…
In Operation Redwing, the first United States airborne hydrogen bomb is dropped over Bikini Atoll in the Pacific Ocean. Date: May 20, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 20 📅 Events on this day in 1956 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1956TWA and United Airlines Midair Collision…
United Nations Security Council Resolution 121 relating to acceptance of Japan to the United Nations is adopted. Date: December 12, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 12 📅 Events on this day in 1956 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1956Tunisia Gains Independence from France, March 20, 1956TWA…