November 1956 calendar

November 1956
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Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in November 1956.
The US president was Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican), the UK Prime Minister was Sir Anthony Eden (Conservative), Pope Pius XII was leading the Catholic Church.

But much more happened on November 1956: find out below

Historical Events

Which were the important events of November 1956?

Events

01 Nov 1956 Nobel for physics awarded to Shockley, Brattain and Bardeen
02 Nov 1956 Israel captures Gaza and Sheham.
03 Nov 1956 Wizard of Oz 1st televised (CBS-TV)
04 Nov 1956 200,000 Russian troops attack anti-Stalinist revolt in Budapest
05 Nov 1956 Dutch Communist Party office of Felix Meritis seized
06 Nov 1956 US President Dwight Eisenhower (Republican) re-elected defeating Adlai E Stevenson (Democrat).
07 Nov 1956 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.
09 Nov 1956 Lou Thesz beats Whipper Billy Watson in St. Louis, to become NWA champ
12 Nov 1956 Largest observed iceberg, 208 by 60 miles, first sighted.
13 Nov 1956 US Supreme Court strikes down segregation of races on public buses.
14 Nov 1956 Hungarian revolt put down
15 Nov 1956 Middle East Technical University is founded in Ankara, Turkey.
17 Nov 1956 Syracuse fullback Jim Brown, scores NCAA record of 43 pts (vs. Colgate)
18 Nov 1956 Morocco gains independence
20 Nov 1956 In Yugoslavia, former prime minister Milovan Djilas is arrested after he criticizes Josip Broz Tito.
21 Nov 1956 Don Newcombe, wins NL MVP and 1st-ever Cy Young Award
22 Nov 1956 16th modern Olympic games opens in Melbourne
23 Nov 1956 The Suez Crisis causes petrol rationing in Britain. Motorists panic as petrol rations loom, BBC news
24 Nov 1956 Pajama Game closes at St. James Theater NYC after 1063 performances
26 Nov 1956 The Price Is Right debuts on NBC
28 Nov 1956 Photography begins on ... & God Created Women
29 Nov 1956 Bells Are Ringing opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 925 performances
30 Nov 1956 1st use of videotape on TV (Douglas Edwards & the News)
01 Nov 1956 The Indian states Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, and Mysore are formally created under the States Reorganisation Act; Kanyakumari district is joined to Tamil Nadu from Kerala.