2516 events
Cuban Revolution: Fidel Castro's 26th of July Movement, heavily reinforced by Frank Pais Militia, overwhelm an army post
Memorial Day: The remains of two unidentified American servicemen, killed in action during World War II and the Korean W
South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem began a state visit to the United States, his regime's main sponsor
At Malden Island in the Pacific Ocean, Britain tests its first hydrogen bomb in Operation Grapple
South Africa's government approves of racial separation in universities
John Diefenbaker leads the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada to a stunning upset in the 1957 Canadian federal ele
Ellen Fairclough is sworn in as Canada's first female Cabinet Minister
SS Ideal X, the world's first successful container ship, leaves Port Newark, New Jersey, for Houston, Texas
Former Vice President and Democratic Senator Alben Barkley dies during a speech in Virginia
The polio vaccine developed by Jonas Salk is made available to the public
In Operation Redwing, the first United States airborne hydrogen bomb is dropped over Bikini Atoll in the Pacific Ocean
The French National Assembly takes the first step in creating the French Community by passing the Loi Cadre, transferrin
In Poznań, workers from HCP factory go to the streets, sparking one of the first major protests against communist govern
The Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956 is signed by U
The Bandung Conference ends: Twenty-nine non-aligned nations of Asia and Africa finish a meeting that condemns coloniali
The General Treaty, by which France, Britain and the United States recognize the sovereignty of West Germany, comes into
The General Treaty, by which France, Britain and the United States recognize the sovereignty of West Germany, comes into
Cold War: Eight Communist bloc countries, including the Soviet Union, sign a mutual defense treaty called the Warsaw Pac
Cold War: Eight Communist bloc countries, including the Soviet Union, sign a mutual defense treaty called the Warsaw Pac