Aeroflot Li-2 Crashes Near Anadyr, 12 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 1956Suez Crisis: British…

Soviet Union cedes Porkkala back to Finland. Date: January 26, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 26 📅 Events on this day in 1956 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1956Pakistan Becomes First Islamic Republic, Republic Day, March 23, 1956IATA Finalizes Radiotelephony Spelling Alphabet Draft for ICAO, March…

Elvis Presley introduces his new single, "Hound Dog", on The Milton Berle Show, scandalizing the audience with his suggestive hip movements. Date: June 5, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 5 📅 Events on this day in 1956 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1956Suez Crisis: British and…

TCN-9 Sydney is the first Australian television station to commence regular broadcasts. Date: September 16, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 16 📅 Events on this day in 1956 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1956Sudan Independence from Egypt and UK, January 1, 1956Alben Barkley Dies During Speech…

The Romanian Television network begins its first broadcast in Bucharest. Date: December 31, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 31 📅 Events on this day in 1956 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1956Alben Barkley Dies During Speech in Virginia, April 30, 1956TAT-1 First Submarine Transatlantic Telephone Cable…

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…