1956 History
President: Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican)
Vice President: Richard Nixon (Republican)
Chief Justice: Earl Warren
Speaker of the House of Representatives: Sam Rayburn (D-Texas)
Senate Majority Leader: Lyndon B. Johnson (D-Texas)
Congress: 85th (starting January 3)

January 8th - Elvis Presley's "Don't Be Cruel/Hound Dog" single goes to #1 & stays #1 for a record 11 weeks.
March 12th - Dow Jones closes above 500 for 1st time (500.24)
April 2nd - Soap operas "As the World Turns" & "Edge of Night" premiere on TV
May 18th - Mickey Mantle hits HR from both sides of plate for a record 3rd time.
June 29th - U.S. Federal Interstate Highway system act signed.
July 30th - U.S. Motto "In God We Trust" authorized.
August 22nd - Elvis Presley begins filming "The Reno Brothers" (Love Me Tender).
September 9th - Elvis Presley appears on the Ed Sullivan Show for the 1st time.
October 23rd - First Video recording on magnetic tape televised coast-to-coast.
November 26th - "The Price Is Right" debuts on NBC.
December 20th - Montgomery, AL removed race-based seat assignments on its buses.

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