Date: November 3, 1956
The Granma reaches the shores of Cuba's Oriente Province. Fidel Castro, Che Guevara and 80 other members of the 26th of July Movement disembark to initiate the Cuban Revolution. Date: December 2, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 2 📅 Events on this day in 1956 📅 On This Day…
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 1956Martin…
Soviet forces suppress mass demonstrations in the Georgian SSR, reacting to Nikita Khrushchev's de-Stalinization policy. Date: March 9, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 9 📅 Events on this day in 1956 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1956Million Dollar Quartet Meets at Sun Studio, December 4, 1956Hudsonville-Standale…
The Greek National Radical Union is formed by Konstantinos Karamanlis. Date: January 4, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 4 📅 Events on this day in 1956 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1956Secret Police Shoot Anti-Communist Protesters, Igniting Hungarian Revolution, October 23, 1956Marcinelle Mining Disaster Kills 262…
Hungarian Revolution: In the towns of Mosonmagyaróvár and Esztergom, Hungarian secret police forces massacre civilians. As rebel strongholds in Budapest hold, fighting spreads throughout the country. Date: October 26, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 26 📅 Events on this day in 1956 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…
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 1956Hungarian Revolution: Nagy Declares Neutrality, Soviets Re-enter Hungary, November 1, 1956Nasser Nationalizes Suez Canal After World Bank Rejects…