Date: July 9, 1956
The polio vaccine developed by Jonas Salk is made available to the public. Date: May 1, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 1 📅 Events on this day in 1956 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1956Calder Hall Becomes First Commercial Nuclear Power Station, August 27, 1956Hungarian Revolution…
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus closes its last "Big Tent" show in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; due to changing economics, all subsequent circus shows will be held in arenas. Date: July 16, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 16 📅 Events on this day in 1956 📅 On This Day…
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, leader of India's Untouchable caste, converts to Buddhism along with 385,000 of his followers (see Neo-Buddhism). Date: October 14, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 14 📅 Events on this day in 1956 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1956Jonas Salk Polio Vaccine Released…
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…
Forty-five miles south of Nantucket Island, the Italian ocean liner SS Andrea Doria collides with the MS Stockholm in heavy fog and sinks the next day, killing 51. Date: July 25, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 25 📅 Events on this day in 1956 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…
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 1956TWA and United Airlines Midair Collision Over Grand Canyon, June 30, 1956Francoist Spain…