Page 14: Historical Events In 1956

Oct 29   Israeli paratroopers drop into the Sinai to open Straits of Tiran.   

Oct 29   The Huntley-Brinkley Report nightly newscast premieres on NBC TV   

Oct 30   Israel captures Egyptian militay post at El-Thamad   

Oct 31   1st American to land an airplane at South Pole-Rear Adm GJ Dufek.   

Oct 31   Britain and France begin to bomb Egypt to reopen the Suez Canal.   

Oct 31   Brooklyn, NY ends streetcar service.   

Oct 31   inaugural American to land an airplane at South Pole-Rear Adm GJ Dufek.   

Nov 01   Delhi is recorded as becoming a territory of the Indian union   

Nov 01   Indian state of Madhya Pradesh formed   

Nov 01   Lajos Asztalos, International Chess Master (1950), dies at 67   

Nov 01   Nagy government of Hungary withdraws from Warsaw Pact.   

Nov 02   Hungary appeals for UN assistance against Soviet invasion.   

Nov 02   Israel captures Gaza and Sheham   

Nov 02   Jacob Weinberg, composer, dies at 77.   

Nov 03   "Wizard of Oz" inaugural televised (CBS-TV)   

Nov 04   200000 Russian troops attack anti-Stalinist revolt in Budapest   

Nov 04   Art[hur] Tatum, US jazz pianist/composer, dies at 46   

Nov 04   Israel captures Straits of Tiran from Egypt   

Nov 05   Art Tatum, black pianist, dies at 46 in Los Angeles   

Nov 05   Britain and France land forces in Egypt   

Nov 06   Holland and Spain withdraw from Olympics, protest Soviets in Hungary.   

Nov 06   President Eisenhower (D) re-elected defeating Adlai E Stevenson (R)   

Nov 07   Una Mae Carlisle, US pianist/singer, dies at 40.   

Nov 08   In this year, UN formally claims USSR leave Hungary.   

Nov 09   Lou Thesz beats Whipper Billy Watson in St Louis, to become NWA champ   

Nov 10   Gene de Paul/John Meyer's musical "Li'l Abner," premieres in NYC.   

Nov 11   Victor Young, orch leader (Milton Berle Show), dies at 56   

Nov 12   Gerhard Alexander, actor (One Zomerzotheid), dies at 49   

Nov 12   Largest observed iceberg, 208 by 60 miles, 1st sighted   

Nov 12   Largest observed iceberg, 208 by 60 miles, inaugural sighted.   

Nov 12   Morocco, Sudan, and Tunista join the United Nations.   

Nov 13   Supreme Court strikes down segregation of races on public buses.   

Nov 14   Hungarian revolt put down.   

Nov 15   "Li'l Abner" opens at St James Theater NYC for 693 performances   

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Jan 02   Lynda barry: American cartoonist   

Jan 03   Mel gibson: Peekskill ny, actor (mad max, mrs soffel, lethal weapon)   

Jan 03   Willy t. ribbs: American race car driver   

Jan 04   Ann magnuson: Charleston wv, actress (anything but love, hunger)   

Jan 04   Barney sumner: Rock guitarist/vocalist (new order-blue monday)   

Jan 04   Bernard albrecht: English pop guitarist (joy division)   

Jan 04   Nels cline: American guitarist and composer   

Jan 05   Chen kenichi: Japanese-born chef   

Jan 03   Alexander tikhonovich gretshaninov: Russian/us composer,    

Jan 04   Alexandr tikhonovich grechaninov: Composer,   

Jan 05   Jeanne f bourgeois: French head mistress (moulin rouge),    

Jan 08   Jim elliot: American christian missionary (b. 1928)   

Jan 10   Henricus p bremmer: Dutch art historian (beeldende kunst),   

Jan 12   John raedecker: Dutch sculptor (ww ii monument amsterdam),    

Jan 14   Siegfried f nadel: Aust/brit anthropologist (nuba),    

Jan 21   Sam langford: Canadian boxer (b. 1883)