Fidel Castro Declares War on Batista, Cuban Revolution April 5, 1956

Soviet forces suppress mass demonstrations in the Georgian SSR, reacting to Nikita Khrushchev's de-Stalinization policy. Date: March 9, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 9 📅 Events on this day in 1956 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1956First U.S. Airborne Hydrogen Bomb Dropped Over Bikini Atoll May…

Elvis Presley makes his first national television appearance. Date: January 28, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 28 📅 Events on this day in 1956 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1956IATA Finalizes Radiotelephony Spelling Alphabet Draft for ICAO, March 1, 1956Hungarian Revolution: New Government Forms, Kádár Counter-Government…

Suez Crisis begins: Israeli forces invade the Sinai Peninsula and push Egyptian forces back toward the Suez Canal. Date: October 29, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 29 📅 Events on this day in 1956 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1956IBM 305 RAMAC Introduced, First Commercial Disk…

A Venezuelan Super-Constellation crashes in the Atlantic Ocean off Asbury Park, New Jersey, killing 74 people. Date: June 20, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 20 📅 Events on this day in 1956 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1956Grace Kelly Marries Prince Rainier of Monaco, April 19,…

Hungarian Revolution: A de facto ceasefire comes into effect between armed revolutionaries and Soviet troops, who begin to withdraw from Budapest. Communist officials and facilities come under attack by revolutionaries. Date: October 28, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 28 📅 Events on this day in 1956 📅 On This…

Hudsonville–Standale 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 → 📅 Other events on April 3 📅 Events on this day in 1956 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1956Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Mysore Created; Delhi Union…