February 4 » The Philippine–American War begins with the Battle of Manila.
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.
July 11 » Fiat founded by Giovanni Agnelli in Turin, Italy.
November 29 » FC Barcelona is founded by Catalan, Spanish and Englishmen. It later develops into one of Spanish football's most iconic and strongest teams.
Day of death September 24, 1956
The temperature on September 24, 1956 was between 10.8 °C and 23.2 °C and averaged 17.2 °C. There was 9.5 hours of sunshine (78%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. Source: KNMI
January 28 » Elvis Presley makes his first national television appearance.
May 20 » In Operation Redwing, the first United States airborne hydrogen bomb is dropped over Bikini Atoll in the Pacific Ocean.
July 26 » Following the World Bank's refusal to fund building the Aswan Dam, Egyptian leader Gamal Abdel Nasser nationalizes the Suez Canal, sparking international condemnation.
October 17 » The first commercial nuclear power station is officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II in Sellafield, England.
December 9 » Trans-Canada Air Lines Flight 810, a Canadair North Star, crashes near Hope, British Columbia, Canada, killing all 62 people on board.
December 12 » United Nations Security Council Resolution 121 relating to acceptance of Japan to United Nations is adopted.
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