Trans-Canada Air Lines Flight 810-9 Crash Near Hope, 62 Killed, December 9, 1956

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 1956Elvis Presley Makes…

Suez Crisis: The Khan Yunis killings by the Israel Defense Forces in Egyptian-controlled Gaza result in the deaths of 275 Palestinians. Date: November 3, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 3 📅 Events on this day in 1956 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1956Tunisia Gains Independence from…

Operation Auca: Five U.S. missionaries are killed by the Waorani of Ecuador shortly after making first contact. Date: January 8, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 8 📅 Events on this day in 1956 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1956Venezuelan Super-Constellation Crashes Off New Jersey, 74 Killed…

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…

USAF Captain Milburn G. Apt becomes the first person to exceed Mach 3. Shortly thereafter, the Bell X-2 goes out of control and Captain Apt is killed. Date: September 27, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 27 📅 Events on this day in 1956 📅 On This Day (Today) More…