Mau Mau Uprising Defeated in Kenya, October 21, 1956

The French National Assembly takes the first step in creating the French Community by passing the Loi Cadre, transferring a number of powers from Paris to elected territorial governments in French West Africa. Date: June 23, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 23 📅 Events on this day in 1956…

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 → 📅 Other events on October 31 📅 Events on this day in 1956 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1956Khrushchev Denounces Stalin in Secret Speech, February…

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 1956Hungarian Revolution: Revolutionary Headquarters Established, Soviet Crackdown Decided, October 31, 1956Khrushchev Denounces Stalin in Secret Speech, February 25,…

Trans-Canada Air Lines Flight 810-9, a Canadair North Star, crashes near Hope, British Columbia, Canada, killing all 62 people on board. Date: December 9, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 9 📅 Events on this day in 1956 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1956Suez Crisis: UK and…

The Supreme Court of the United States affirmed a lower court ruling that invalidated Alabama laws requiring segregated buses, thus ending the Montgomery bus boycott. Date: November 13, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 13 📅 Events on this day in 1956 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…

Tunisia gains independence from France. Date: March 20, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 20 📅 Events on this day in 1956 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1956Morocco, Sudan and Tunisia Join the United Nations – November 12, 1956Soviet Forces Suppress Georgian SSR Demonstrations Against De-Stalinization, March…