First Eurovision Song Contest Held in Lugano, Switzerland May 24, 1956

Francoist Spain agrees to surrender its protectorate in Morocco. Date: April 7, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 7 📅 Events on this day in 1956 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1956UN Security Council Resolution 121 Adopts Japan UN Membership December 12, 1956Sudan Independence from Egypt 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 1956Soviet Union Returns Porkkala to Finland, January 26, 1956U.S. Merchant Marine…

Soviet Union cedes Porkkala back to Finland. Date: January 26, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 26 📅 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, 1956Aeroflot Li-2 Crashes Near Anadyr, 12 Killed…

Suez Crisis: The United Kingdom and France begin bombing Egypt to force the reopening of the Suez Canal. Date: October 31, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 31 📅 Events on this day in 1956 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1956Soviet Union Returns Porkkala to Finland, January…

Morocco, Sudan and Tunisia join the United Nations. Date: November 12, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 12 📅 Events on this day in 1956 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1956Greek National Radical Union Formed by Konstantinos Karamanlis, January 4, 1956USAF Captain Milburn G. Apt First to…