Sudan Independence from Egypt and UK, January 1, 1956
Date: January 1, 1956
Date: January 1, 1956
A tropical storm originating in the eastern Pacific Ocean passes into the Gulf of Mexico and is upgraded and named Hurricane Flossy just hours before striking the Gulf Coast and causing 15 deaths and an estimated USD$24.8 million in damages. Date: September 23, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 23…
The Million Dollar Quartet (Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and Johnny Cash) get together at Sun Studio for the first and last time. Date: December 4, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 4 π Events on this day in 1956 π On This Day (Today) More events from…
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 β π Other events on May 20 π Events on this day in 1956 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1956Mau Mau Uprising Defeated in Kenya,…
After going bankrupt in 1955, the American broadcaster DuMont Television Network makes its final broadcast, a boxing match from St. Nicholas Arena in New York in the Boxing from St. Nicholas Arena series. Date: August 6, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 6 π Events on this day in 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 β π Other events on May 20 π Events on this day in 1956 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1956Springhill Mining Disaster Kills 39, Rescues…
TCN-9 Sydney is the first Australian television station to commence regular broadcasts. Date: September 16, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 16 π Events on this day in 1956 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1956Springhill Mining Disaster Kills 39, Rescues 88, November 1, 1956Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Mysore…