Eiffel Tower Fire Damages Top Section, January 3, 1956
Date: January 3, 1956
Date: January 3, 1956
Morocco, Sudan and Tunisia join the United Nations. Date: November 12, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on November 12 π Events on this day in 1956 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1956Dartmouth Workshop First Artificial Intelligence Conference July 13, 1956Suez Crisis: Khan Yunis Killings in Gaza, 275 Dead,…
HudsonvilleβStandale tornado: The western half of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan is struck by a deadly F5 tornado. Date: April 3, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 3 π Events on this day in 1956 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1956IATA Finalizes Radiotelephony Spelling Alphabet Draft for…
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…
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 β π Other events on August 8 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 tropical storm originating in the eastern Pacific Ocean passes into the Gulf of Mexico and is upgraded and named Hurricane Flossy just hours before striking the Gulf Coast and causing 15 deaths and an estimated USD$24.8 million in damages. Date: September 23, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 23…