Trans-Canada Air Lines Flight 810-9 Crash Near Hope, 62 Killed, December 9, 1956
Date: December 9, 1956
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Date: December 9, 1956
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The United States Merchant Marine Academy becomes a permanent Service Academy. Date: February 20, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 20 π Events on this day in 1956 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1956Francoist Spain Surrenders Morocco Protectorate, April 7, 1956Rafah Palestinian Refugees Killed by IDF During…
Elvis Presley makes his first national television appearance. Date: January 28, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 28 π Events on this day in 1956 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1956Morocco, Sudan and Tunisia Join the United Nations – November 12, 1956Fidel Castro Declares War on Batista,…
The 7.7 Mwβ― Amorgos earthquake shakes the Cyclades island group in the Aegean Sea with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). The shaking and the destructive tsunami that followed left fifty-three people dead. A damaging M7.2 aftershock occurred minutes after the mainshock. Date: July 9, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events…
HudsonvilleβStandale tornado: The western half of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan is struck by a deadly F5 tornado. Date: April 3, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 3 π Events on this day in 1956 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1956Elvis Presley Debuts on The Ed Sullivan…
A violent water polo match between Hungary and the USSR takes place during the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, against the backdrop of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956. Date: December 6, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 6 π Events on this day in 1956 π On This Day (Today)…
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 β π Other events on June 11 π Events on this day in 1956 π On This Day (Today)…