Date: July 16, 1956
Marcinelle mining disaster in Belgium. 262 coal miners, including a substantial number of Italian migrant workers, were killed in one of the largest mining accidents in Belgian history. Date: August 8, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 8 📅 Events on this day in 1956 📅 On This Day (Today)…
Francoist Spain agrees to surrender its protectorate in Morocco. Date: April 7, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 7 📅 Events on this day in 1956 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1956FORTRAN First Shared as First Modern Computer Language, October 15, 1956Alben Barkley Dies During Speech in…
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 1956Aeroflot Li-2 Crashes Near Anadyr, 12 Killed – December 9, 1956Hungarian Revolution:…
In his speech On the Cult of Personality and Its Consequences, Nikita Khrushchev, leader of the Soviet Union, denounces Stalin. Date: February 25, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 25 📅 Events on this day in 1956 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1956SS Andrea Doria Collides with…
The IBM 305 RAMAC is introduced, the first commercial computer to use disk storage. Date: September 13, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 13 📅 Events on this day in 1956 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1956Suez Crisis Begins: Israeli Forces Invade Sinai Peninsula October 29, 1956Operation…
Suez Crisis begins: Israeli forces invade the Sinai Peninsula and push Egyptian forces back toward the Suez Canal. Date: October 29, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 29 📅 Events on this day in 1956 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1956Grace Kelly Marries Prince Rainier of Monaco…