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1956 in various calendars. Wikimedia Commons has media related to 1956. 1956 ( MCMLVI) 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
October 8 – Baseball pitcher Don Larsen of the New York...
- 1956 United States presidential election
The 1956 United States presidential election was the 43rd...
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The Hungarian Revolution of 1956 (23 October – 4 November...
- 1956 Summer Olympics
v. t. e. The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the...
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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.
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United States presidential election of 1956, American presidential election held on Nov. 6, 1956, in which incumbent Republican Pres. Dwight D. Eisenhower defeated Democrat Adlai E. Stevenson. It was the second consecutive election in which Stevenson lost to Eisenhower. Eisenhower’s health and the vice presidency
