May 1956 calendar

May 1956
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Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in May 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 May 1956: find out below

Historical Events

Which were the important events of May 1956?

Events

01 May 1956 The polio vaccine developed by Jonas Salk is made available to the public.
02 May 1956 US Lab detects high-temperature microwave radiation from Venus.
03 May 1956 Most Happy Fella opens at Imperial Theater NYC for 678 performances
04 May 1956 Queen Juliana unveils National Monument to Dams in Amsterdam
05 May 1956 Broekster Boys soccer team forms in Damwoude
06 May 1956 WRCB TV channel 3 in Chattanooga, TN (NBC) begins broadcasting
07 May 1956 New York Giants' Bill White homers in his first at bat.
08 May 1956 John Osbornes Look Back in Anger, premieres in London
09 May 1956 Manaslu, eighth highest mountain in the world, is first ascended.
10 May 1956 KFSN TV channel 30 in Fresno, CA (ABC / CBS) begins broadcasting
11 May 1956 Pinky Lee Show, last airs on NBC-TV
12 May 1956 East Pakistan is struck by cyclone and tidal waves.
13 May 1956 Pachyderm Building at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo opens
16 May 1956 Kraft Theater presents an act from Profiles in Courage
18 May 1956 Mickey Mantle hits homerun from both sides of plate for record third time.
19 May 1956 Pirate Dale Long hits 9th-inning HR, 1st HR in 8 straight games
20 May 1956 Atomic fusion (thermonuclear) bomb dropped from plane-Bikini Atoll.
21 May 1956 WITI TV channel 6 in Milwaukee, WI (CBS / ABC) begins broadcasting
22 May 1956 Bob Hope Show, last airs on NBC-TV
23 May 1956 World Trade Center dedicated in Ferry Building, San Francisco, California.
24 May 1956 Conclusion of the Sixth Buddhist Council on Vesak Day, marking the 2,500 year anniversary after the Lord Buddha's Parinibbana.
25 May 1956 Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Haurietis aquas
26 May 1956 US Navy aircraft carrier Bennington burns off Rhode Island, killing 103.
27 May 1956 French raid in Algiers
28 May 1956 US President Dwight Eisenhower signs farm bill allowing government to store agricultural surplus.
29 May 1956 WESH TV channel 2 in Daytona Beach-Orlando, Florida (NBC) 1st broadcast
30 May 1956 Bus boycott begins in Tallahassee Florida