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

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 → 📅 Other events on July 16 📅 Events on this day in 1956 📅 On This Day…

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 1956János Kádár Returns to Budapest, Takes…

Tunisia gains independence from France. Date: March 20, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 20 📅 Events on this day in 1956 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1956UN Security Council Resolution 121 Adopts Japan UN Membership December 12, 1956Khrushchev Meets Communist Leaders, Selects Kádár for Hungary November…

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)…

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 1956Dutch East Flevoland Dike Closed, September 13, 1956Operation Auca: U.S. Missionaries Killed by Waorani in Ecuador, January…

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…