Springhill Mining Disaster Kills 39, Rescues 88, November 1, 1956

The Million Dollar Quartet (Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and Johnny Cash) get together at Sun Studio for the first and last time. Date: December 4, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 4 📅 Events on this day in 1956 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…

In the United States, Civil Rights Movement leader Martin Luther King Jr.'s home is bombed in retaliation for the Montgomery bus boycott. Date: January 30, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 30 📅 Events on this day in 1956 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1956IATA Finalizes Radiotelephony…

Soviet troops enter Hungary to end the Hungarian revolution against the Soviet Union that started on October 23. Thousands are killed, more are wounded, and nearly a quarter million leave the country. Date: November 4, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 4 📅 Events on this day in 1956 📅…

Hudsonville–Standale tornado: The western half of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan is struck by a deadly F5 tornado. Date: April 3, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 3 📅 Events on this day in 1956 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1956Calder Hall Becomes First Commercial Nuclear Power…

Hungarian Revolution: A new Hungarian government is formed, in which many members of banned non-Communist parties participate. János Kádár and Ferenc Münnich form a counter-government in Moscow as Soviet troops prepare for the final assault. Date: November 3, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 3 📅 Events on this day…

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 1956Khrushchev Denounces Stalin in Secret Speech, February 25, 1956Amorgos Earthquake and Tsunami Kill 53, July 9, 1956IATA…