Date: June 23, 1956
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 1956First U.S. Airborne Hydrogen Bomb Dropped Over Bikini Atoll May 20, 1956Eiffel Tower Fire Damages Top Section, 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…
USAF Captain Milburn G. Apt becomes the first person to exceed Mach 3. Shortly thereafter, the Bell X-2 goes out of control and Captain Apt is killed. Date: September 27, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 27 📅 Events on this day in 1956 📅 On This Day (Today) More…
The polio vaccine developed by Jonas Salk is made available to the public. Date: May 1, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 1 📅 Events on this day in 1956 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1956Soviet Forces Suppress Georgian SSR Demonstrations Against De-Stalinization, March 9, 1956UN Orders…
A joint resolution of the U.S. Congress is signed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, authorizing In God We Trust as the U.S. national motto. Date: July 30, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 30 📅 Events on this day in 1956 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1956FORTRAN…
Elvis Presley makes his first national television appearance. Date: January 28, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 28 📅 Events on this day in 1956 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1956DuMont Television Network Final Broadcast Ends in Bankruptcy, August 6, 1956Fidel Castro Declares War on Batista, Cuban…