Grace Kelly Marries Prince Rainier of Monaco April 19, 1956

The Mau Mau Uprising in Kenya is defeated. Date: October 21, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 21 📅 Events on this day in 1956 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1956Soviet Forces Suppress Georgian SSR Demonstrations Against De-Stalinization, March 9, 1956Marcinelle Mining Disaster Kills 262 Coal Miners…

Formation of the East German Nationale Volksarmee. 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 1956Hungarian Revolution: Revolutionary Headquarters Established, Soviet Crackdown Decided, October 31, 1956IBM 305 RAMAC Introduced, First Commercial Disk Storage…

Following the World Bank's refusal to fund building the Aswan Dam, Egyptian leader Gamal Abdel Nasser nationalizes the Suez Canal, sparking international condemnation. Date: July 26, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 26 📅 Events on this day in 1956 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1956Jonas Salk…

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…

Hungarian Revolution: A new Hungarian government is formed, in which many members of banned non-Communist parties participate. János Kádár and Ferenc Münnich form a counter-government in Moscow as Soviet troops prepare for the final assault. Date: November 3, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 3 📅 Events on this day…