Following the World Bank's refusal to fund building the Aswan Dam, Egyptian leader Gamal Abdel Nasser nationalizes the Suez Canal, sparking international condemnation. Date: July 26, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 26 π Events on this day in 1956 π On This Day (Today)
Forty-five miles south of Nantucket Island, the Italian ocean liner SSΒ Andrea Doria collides with the MSΒ Stockholm in heavy fog and sinks the next day, killing 51. Date: July 25, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 25 π Events on this day in 1956 π On This Day (Today)
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 β π Other events on July 16 π Events on this day in 1956 π On This Day…
The Dartmouth workshop is the first conference on artificial intelligence. Date: July 13, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 13 π Events on this day in 1956 π On This Day (Today)
The 7.7 Mwβ― 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 β π Other events…
A TWA Super Constellation and a United Airlines DC-7 collide above the Grand Canyon in Arizona and crash, killing all 128 on board both airliners. Date: June 30, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 30 π Events on this day in 1956 π On This Day (Today)
The Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956 is signed by U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower, officially creating the United States Interstate Highway System. Date: June 29, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 29 π Events on this day in 1956 π On This Day (Today)
In PoznaΕ, workers from HCP factory go to the streets, sparking one of the first major protests against communist government both in Poland and Europe. Date: June 28, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 28 π Events on this day in 1956 π On This Day (Today)
The French National Assembly takes the first step in creating the French Community by passing the Loi Cadre, transferring a number of powers from Paris to elected territorial governments in French West Africa. Date: June 23, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 23 π Events on this day in 1956…
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 β π Other events on June 20 π Events on this day in 1956 π On This Day (Today)