Venezuelan Super-Constellation Crashes Off New Jersey, 74 Killed June 20, 1956
Date: June 20, 1956
Date: June 20, 1956
The Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956 is signed by U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower, officially creating the United States Interstate Highway System. Date: June 29, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 29 π Events on this day in 1956 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1956Eiffel Tower…
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 β π Other events on May 20 π Events on this day in 1956 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1956Ringling Bros. Last Big Tent Show…
The 7.7 Mwβ― 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 β π Other events…
Elvis Presley makes his first national television appearance. Date: January 28, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 28 π Events on this day in 1956 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1956Eisenhower Signs In God We Trust as U.S. National Motto, July 30, 1956Gal Oya Riots Target Sri…
Formation of the East German Nationale Volksarmee. Date: March 1, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 1 π Events on this day in 1956 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1956PoznaΕ Workers Protest Communist Government, June 28, 1956Eisenhower Signs In God We Trust as U.S. National Motto, July…
Sudan achieves independence from Egypt and the United Kingdom. Date: January 1, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 1 π Events on this day in 1956 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1956Jonas Salk Polio Vaccine Released to Public, May 1, 1956Dartmouth Workshop First Artificial Intelligence Conference July…