East German Nationale Volksarmee Formed March 1, 1956

The nuclear power station at Calder Hall in the United Kingdom was connected to the national power grid becoming the world's first commercial nuclear power station to generate electricity on an industrial scale. Date: August 27, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 27 📅 Events on this day in 1956…

The International Air Transport Association finalizes a draft of the Radiotelephony spelling alphabet for the International Civil Aviation Organization. Date: March 1, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 1 📅 Events on this day in 1956 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1956Elvis Presley First National Television Appearance,…

The Supreme Court of the United States affirmed a lower court ruling that invalidated Alabama laws requiring segregated buses, thus ending the Montgomery bus boycott. Date: November 13, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 13 📅 Events on this day in 1956 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…

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 → 📅 Other events on June 30 📅 Events on this day in 1956 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…

Elvis Presley appears on The Ed Sullivan Show for the first time. Date: September 9, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 9 📅 Events on this day in 1956 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1956Eiffel Tower Fire Damages Top Section, January 3, 1956U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Becomes…