Date: March 1, 1956
The 7.7 Mw 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 → 📅 Other events…
The Supreme Court of the United States affirmed a lower court ruling that invalidated Alabama laws requiring segregated buses, thus ending the Montgomery bus boycott. Date: November 13, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 13 📅 Events on this day in 1956 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…
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 1956Suez Crisis: Khan Yunis Killings in Gaza, 275 Dead,…
In his speech On the Cult of Personality and Its Consequences, Nikita Khrushchev, leader of the Soviet Union, denounces Stalin. Date: February 25, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 25 📅 Events on this day in 1956 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1956Fidel Castro Declares War on…
Secret police shoot several anti-communist protesters, igniting the Hungarian Revolution. Date: October 23, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 23 📅 Events on this day in 1956 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1956IATA Finalizes Radiotelephony Spelling Alphabet Draft for ICAO, March 1, 1956Springhill Mining Disaster Kills 39,…
Cuban Revolution: Fidel Castro declares himself at war with Cuban President Fulgencio Batista. Date: April 5, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 5 📅 Events on this day in 1956 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1956Rafah Palestinian Refugees Killed by IDF During Suez Crisis, November 12, 1956Operation…