Date: October 26, 1956
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 1956Marcinelle Mining Disaster Kills 262 Coal Miners in Belgium, August 8, 1956Soviet…
United Nations Security Council Resolution 121 relating to acceptance of Japan to the United Nations is adopted. Date: December 12, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 12 📅 Events on this day in 1956 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1956U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Becomes Permanent Service Academy,…
TAT-1, the first submarine transatlantic telephone cable system, is inaugurated. Date: September 25, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 25 📅 Events on this day in 1956 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1956Suez Crisis: UK and France Bomb Egypt to Reopen Suez Canal October 31, 1956Hudsonville-Standale F5…
The International Air Transport Association finalizes a draft of the Radiotelephony spelling alphabet for the International Civil Aviation Organization. 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 1956Tunisia Gains Independence from France, March…
FORTRAN, the first modern computer language, is first shared with the coding community. Date: October 15, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 15 📅 Events on this day in 1956 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1956DuMont Television Network Final Broadcast Ends in Bankruptcy, August 6, 1956Suez Crisis:…
Hungarian Revolution: Imre Nagy announces Hungary's neutrality and withdrawal from the Warsaw Pact. Soviet troops begin to re-enter Hungary, contrary to assurances by the Soviet government. János Kádár and Ferenc Münnich secretly defect to the Soviets. Date: November 1, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 1 📅 Events on this…