February 14 » Voting machines are approved by the U.S. Congress for use in federal elections.
February 16 » Iceland's first football club, Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur, is founded.
March 31 » Malolos, capital of the First Philippine Republic, is captured by American forces.
May 8 » The Irish Literary Theatre in Dublin produced its first play.
June 7 » American Temperance crusader Carrie Nation begins her campaign of vandalizing alcohol-serving establishments by destroying the inventory in a saloon in Kiowa, Kansas.
July 29 » The First Hague Convention is signed.
Day of death March 12, 1956
The temperature on March 12, 1956 was between -4.1 °C and 5.1 °C and averaged -0.5 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 6.6 hours of sunshine (57%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. Source: KNMI
April 30 » Former Vice President and Democratic Senator Alben Barkley dies during a speech in Virginia.
May 1 » A doctor in Japan reports an "epidemic of an unknown disease of the central nervous system", marking the official discovery of Minamata disease.
June 29 » The Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956 is signed by U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower, officially creating the United States Interstate Highway System.
October 30 » Hungarian Revolution: The government recognizes the new workers' councils. Army officer Béla Király leads an attack on the Communist Party headquarters.
November 2 » Suez Crisis: Israel occupies the Gaza Strip.
November 7 » Suez Crisis: The United Nations General Assembly adopts a resolution calling for the United Kingdom, France and Israel to immediately withdraw their troops from Egypt.
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