The temperature on January 19, 1956 was between -0.8 °C and 7.1 °C and averaged 2.6 °C. There was 2.2 mm of rain during 4.0 hours. There was 1.6 hours of sunshine (19%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
May 24 » The first Eurovision Song Contest is held in Lugano, Switzerland.
June 30 » A TWA Super Constellation and a United Airlines DC-7 collide above the Grand Canyon in Arizona and crash, killing all 128 on board both airliners.
September 25 » TAT-1, the first submarine transatlantic telephone cable system, is inaugurated.
October 21 » The Mau Mau Uprising in Kenya is defeated.
October 31 » Hungarian Revolution of 1956: A Revolutionary Headquarters is established in Hungary. Following Imre Nagy's announcement of October 30, banned non-Communist political parties are reformed, and the MDP is replaced by the MSZMP. József Mindszenty is released from prison. The Soviet Politburo makes the decision to crush the Revolution.
December 31 » The Romanian Television network begins its first broadcast in Bucharest.
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