Historical Events In 1956
Jan 20 Buddy Holly records "Blue Days Black Night" in Nashville on this day in history.
Jan 25 On this day in history 96.5 cm (38.0") of rainfall, Kilauea Plantation, HI (state record)
Jan 03 On this day in history the birth of Mel Gibson, Australian actor
Jan 28 On this day in history elvis Presley's first TV appearance (Dorsey Brothers Stage Show)
Jan 24 On this day in history 96.5 cm precipitation at Kilauea Plantation, Hawaii (state record)
Jan 14 Jordan government refuses to join Pact of Baghdad on this day in history.
Jan 09 On this day in history abigail Van Buren's "Dear Abby" column first appears in newspapers
Jan 31 Juscelino Kubitschek becomes President of Brazil on this day in history.
Jan 26 On this day in history porkkala military base returned to Finland by USSR
Jan 31 Juscelino Kubitschek becomes President of Brazil on this day in history.
Jan 02 Poujadists/communists win French parliamentary elections on this day in history.
Jan 01 Sudan (Anglo-Egyptian Sudan) gains independence from Britain & Egypt on this day in history.
Jan 09 On this day in history samir el-Rifai forms government in Jordan
Jan 08 On this day in history bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to Conrad Aiken
Jan 30 Martin Luther King Jr's home bombed on this day in history.
Jan 01 Elvis Presley records Heartbreak Hotel for RCA in Nashville on this day in history.
Jan 01 Sudan (Anglo-Egyptian Sudan) gains independence from Britain & Egypt on this day in history.
Jan 21 "Comedy in Music (Victor Borge)" closes at Golden New York City NY after 849 performances on this day in history.
Jan 23 Montreal Canadiens hockey player Jean Beliveau appears on the cover of Sports Illustrated magazine on this day in history.
Jan 18 On this day in history german Democratic Republic forms own army
Jan 31 On this day in history french government of Mollet forms
Jan 21 William Shawn succeeds Harold Ross as editor of the New Yorker on this day in history.
Jan 19 On this day in history hoboken dedicates a plaque honoring achievements of Alexander Cartwright in organizing early baseball at Elysian Field
Jan 08 On this day in history elvis Presley's "Don't Be Cruel/Hound Dog," single goes to #1 & stays #1 for a record 11 weeks (for a single)
Jan 14 Little Richard releases "Tutti Frutti" on this day in history.
Jan 02 On this day in history poujadists/communists win French parliamentary elections
Jan 16 Egyptian President Nassar pledges to reconquer Palestine on this day in history.
Jan 01 On this day in history elvis Presley records Heartbreak Hotel for RCA in Nashville
Jan 30 On this day in history elvis Presley records his version of "Blue Suede Shoes"
Jan 26 Buddy Holly's first formal recording session on this day in history.
Jan 31 On this day in history french government of Mollet forms
Feb 23 Russian party leader Khrushchev attacks memory of Stalin on this day in history.
Feb 06 On this day in history french premier Guy Mollet pelted with tomatoes in Algiers
Feb 28 On this day in history a Chatham Ontario restaurant is fined $50 for refusing to serve two black students
Feb 16 Britain abolishes the death penalty on this day in history.
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