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President of the United States Dwight D. Eisenhower authorizes the phrase "under God" to be added to the Pledge of Allegiance. The Flag of the United States Army is formally dedicated. [2] June 21 – Playwright Arthur Miller appears before the House Un-American Activities Committee in Washington, D.C.
January 1956 events in the United States (1 C, 5 P) February 1956 events in the United States (4 P) March 1956 events in the United States (1 C, 2 P)
Presidential elections were held in the United States on November 6, 1956. Incumbent Republican President Dwight D. Eisenhower and his running mate, incumbent Vice President Richard Nixon, were reelected, defeating for a second time Democrat Adlai Stevenson II, former Illinois governor.
President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956, creating the Interstate Highway System in the United States. June 30 – 1956 Grand Canyon mid-air collision: A TWA Lockheed Constellation and United Airlines Douglas DC-7 collide in mid-air over the Grand Canyon in Arizona, killing all 128 people aboard both aircraft, in ...
The 1956 United States elections were held on Tuesday, November 6, 1956. Incumbent Republican President Dwight D. Eisenhower won reelection in a landslide, while the Democrats retained control of Congress .
1956 in the United States by state or territory (52 C) * 1956 events in the United States by month (12 C) / 1956 disestablishments in the United States (35 C, 11 P)
1956 – Elvis Presley appears on The Ed Sullivan Show for the first time. 1956 – Marilyn Monroe marries playwright Arthur Miller. 1956 – Jackson Pollock dies in a car crash; 1956 – 1956 United States presidential election: Dwight D. Eisenhower is reelected president, Richard Nixon reelected vice president
1956 elections in the United States by state (51 C, 3 P) 1956 in American sports by state (48 C) A. 1956 in Alabama (5 C, 3 P) 1956 in Arizona (4 C, 2 P)