Date: November 3, 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 → 📅 Other events on September 23…
Start of Gal Oya riots, the first reported ethnic riots that target minority Sri Lankan Tamils in the Eastern Province. The total number of deaths is reportedly 150. Date: June 11, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 11 📅 Events on this day in 1956 📅 On This Day (Today)…
Actress Grace Kelly marries Prince Rainier of Monaco. Date: April 19, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 19 📅 Events on this day in 1956 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1956Hungarian Revolution: Nagy Recognizes Workers’ Councils, Anti-Soviet Attack October 30, 1956Alben Barkley Dies During Speech in Virginia,…
SS Ideal X, the world's first successful container ship, leaves Port Newark, New Jersey, for Houston, Texas. Date: April 26, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 26 📅 Events on this day in 1956 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1956Fidel Castro Declares War on Batista, Cuban Revolution April…
Elvis Presley appears on The Ed Sullivan Show for the first time. Date: September 9, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 9 📅 Events on this day in 1956 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1956U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Becomes Permanent Service Academy, February 20, 1956Rafah Palestinian Refugees…
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…