East German Nationale Volksarmee Formed, March 1, 1956

In Operation Redwing, the first United States airborne hydrogen bomb is dropped over Bikini Atoll in the Pacific Ocean. Date: May 20, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 20 📅 Events on this day in 1956 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1956Hudsonville-Standale F5 Tornado Strikes Michigan Lower…

Marcinelle mining disaster in Belgium. 262 coal miners, including a substantial number of Italian migrant workers, were killed in one of the largest mining accidents in Belgian history. Date: August 8, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 8 📅 Events on this day in 1956 📅 On This Day (Today)…

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 1956Morocco, Sudan and…

Suez Crisis: British and French paratroopers land in Egypt after a week-long bombing campaign. Date: November 5, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 5 📅 Events on this day in 1956 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1956Operation Auca: U.S. Missionaries Killed by Waorani in Ecuador, January 8,…

The United States Merchant Marine Academy becomes a permanent Service Academy. Date: February 20, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 20 📅 Events on this day in 1956 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1956Morocco, Sudan and Tunisia Join the United Nations – November 12, 1956Tunisia Gains Independence…

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 1956Francoist Spain Surrenders Morocco Protectorate, April 7, 1956Hungarian Revolution:…