Date: November 1, 1956
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 1956First Eurovision Song Contest…
The IBM 305 RAMAC is introduced, the first commercial computer to use disk storage. 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 1956DuMont Television Network Final Broadcast Ends in Bankruptcy, August 6, 1956Aeroflot…
Hungarian Revolution: A de facto ceasefire comes into effect between armed revolutionaries and Soviet troops, who begin to withdraw from Budapest. Communist officials and facilities come under attack by revolutionaries. Date: October 28, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 28 📅 Events on this day in 1956 📅 On This…
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 1956Francoist Spain Surrenders Morocco Protectorate, April…
The Dartmouth workshop is the first conference on artificial intelligence. Date: July 13, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 13 📅 Events on this day in 1956 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1956First U.S. Airborne Hydrogen Bomb Dropped Over Bikini Atoll May 20, 1956Soviet Troops Crush Hungarian…
The Soviet Union and Japan sign a Joint Declaration, officially ending the state of war between the two countries that had existed since August 1945. Date: October 19, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 19 📅 Events on this day in 1956 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…