Date: November 7, 1956
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 1956Hungarian Revolution: Secret Police Massacre Civilians,…
SS Ideal X, the world's first successful container ship, leaves Port Newark, New Jersey, for Houston, Texas. Date: April 26, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 26 📅 Events on this day in 1956 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1956East German Nationale Volksarmee Formed March 1, 1956Federal Aid…
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 1956FORTRAN First Shared as First Modern Computer Language, October 15, 1956SS Ideal X…
In the United States, Civil Rights Movement leader Martin Luther King Jr.'s home is bombed in retaliation for the Montgomery bus boycott. Date: January 30, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 30 📅 Events on this day in 1956 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1956Alben Barkley Dies…
The United States Merchant Marine Academy becomes a permanent Service Academy. Date: February 20, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 20 📅 Events on this day in 1956 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1956Nasser Nationalizes Suez Canal After World Bank Rejects Aswan Dam, July 26, 1956Hudsonville-Standale F5…
Start of Gal Oya riots, the first reported ethnic riots that target minority Sri Lankan Tamils in the Eastern Province. The total number of deaths is reportedly 150. Date: June 11, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 11 📅 Events on this day in 1956 📅 On This Day (Today)…