Date: August 8, 1956
In Operation Redwing, the first United States airborne hydrogen bomb is dropped over Bikini Atoll in the Pacific Ocean. Date: May 20, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 20 📅 Events on this day in 1956 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1956Khrushchev Meets Communist Leaders, Selects Kádár…
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 1956Hungarian Revolution: Revolutionary Headquarters Established, Soviet Crackdown Decided, October 31, 1956First Eurovision Song Contest Held…
Tunisia gains independence from France. Date: March 20, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 20 📅 Events on this day in 1956 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1956Sudan Independence from Egypt and UK, January 1, 1956János Kádár Returns to Budapest, Takes Office in Hungarian Revolution November 7,…
Sudan achieves independence from Egypt and the United Kingdom. Date: January 1, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 1 📅 Events on this day in 1956 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1956Grace Kelly Marries Prince Rainier of Monaco, April 19, 1956Mau Mau Uprising Defeated in Kenya, October…
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)…
The 7.7 Mw Amorgos earthquake shakes the Cyclades island group in the Aegean Sea with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). The shaking and the destructive tsunami that followed left fifty-three people dead. A damaging M7.2 aftershock occurred minutes after the mainshock. Date: July 9, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events…