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1956 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1956th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 956th year of the 2nd millennium, the 56th year of the 20th century, and the 7th year of the 1950s decade.
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Events. January 1 – Beleteleradio begins transmissions as...
- 1956 in the United States
1956 in the United States: 1956 in U.S. states and...
- 1956 United States presidential election
The 1956 United States presidential election was the 43rd...
- 1956 in film
The following is an overview of 1956 in film, including...
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In October 1956, when the Suez Crisis erupted, Nasser brought in a set of sweeping regulations abolishing civil liberties and allowing the state to stage mass arrests without charge and strip away Egyptian citizenship from any group it desired; these measures were mostly directed against the Jews of Egypt. As part of its new policy, 1,000 Jews ...
- 29 October 1956 – 7 November 1956, (1 week and 2 days)
- Israeli occupation of Sinai (until March 1957)
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The Hungarian Revolution of 1956 (23 October – 4 November 1956; Hungarian: 1956-os forradalom), also known as the Hungarian Uprising, was an attempted countrywide revolution against the government of the Hungarian People's Republic (1949–1989) and the policies caused by the government's subordination to the Soviet Union (USSR).
- 23 June – 11 November 195623 October – 4 November 1956 (main phase)
- Hungarian People's Republic
- Soviet victory, Revolution repressed
1956 Major News Events in History. Federal-Aid Highway Act signed into law on 29th June for the construction of 41,000 miles of interstate highways. Elvis Presley First Hit "Heartbreak Hotel." Suez Crisis caused by the Egyptian Nationalization of the Suez Canal. The epic film "The Ten Commandments" premieres.
