1956 Newspapers

What happened in 1956 to make this year stand out in history? 1956 was filled with cultural breakthroughs, technological innovations, and political scandals that gave reporters stories to write about. The 1950’s was a decade of acceptance and hope. Following the challenging decade of the 40s, people looked optimistically to the future. Consumerism was booming. Employment levels were high (among men), and people enjoyed the novelty of having colored televisions in their homes.

Discover which particular events characterized this year in history with an authentic newspaper from our extensive database at Historic Newspapers, featuring titles from The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and many more.

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1956 Newspapers

1956 Newspaper Headlines

Explore our 1956 newspaper articles and discover what events people were reading about in this year in history. Understand how people perceived significant events that took place during this year through first hand accounts from the time. Key 1956 headlines include the release of Elvis Presley’s hit “Heartbreak Hotel”, beginning his career as a rock and roll legend. It was the year the first Eurovision song contest was broadcast from Switzerland, Marilyn Monroe married playwright Arthur Miller, and the Suez Crisis began.

It was an exciting year in sporting news, with the Summer Olympics taking place in Melbourne, and the Winter Olympics in Italy. A 1956 newspaper is a wonderful way to commemorate this wonderful year in history, with first hand accounts from people who lived at the time.

January 22, 1956 
The Redondo Junction train wreck kills 30 people in Los Angeles.

January 26, 1956
The 1956 Winter Olympics open in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy.

February 14, 1956 
President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s doctors say he is healthy enough to seek another term at the White House.

February 22, 1956
Elvis Presley enters the U.S. music charts for the first time, with “Heartbreak Hotel“.

February 23, 1956
Norma Jean Mortenson legally changes her name to Marilyn Monroe.

March 15, 1956 
The Broadway musical My Fair Lady opens in New York City.

April 19. 1956
American actress Grace Kelly marries Rainier III, Prince of Monaco.

May 2, 1956 
The United Methodist Church decides, at its General Conference, to grant women full ordained clergy status. It also calls for an end to racial segregation in the denomination.

June 5, 1956 
Elvis Presley performs “Hound Dog” on The Milton Berle Show, scandalizing the audience with his hip movements.

June 10, 1956
Equestrian events open in Stockholm at the 1956 Summer Olympics. All other events are held in November in Melbourne, Australia.

June 14, 1956 
The Flag of the United States Army is formally dedicated.

June 14, 1956 
President Dwight D. Eisenhower authorizes the phrase “under God” to be added to the Pledge of Allegiance.

June 29, 1956
Actress Marilyn Monroe marries playwright Arthur Miller.

June 29, 1956
President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs the Federal Aid Highway Act, creating the Interstate Highway System.

September 13, 1956
The Hard Disk Drive is invented by an IBM team led by Reynold B. Johnson.

November 6, 1956 
The 1956 presidential election takes place, with Republican Dwight D. Eisenhower defeating Democrat challenger Adlai E. Stevenson in a rematch of their contest four years earlier.

November 13, 1956 
The Supreme Court decision in Browder v. Gayle declares Alabama and Montgomery, Alabama laws requiring segregated buses illegal, ending the Montgomery bus boycott.

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  • Historic Newspapers Team November 18 2023

    Thank you for your review.

    We do apologize that you are not happy with the newspaper received.

    We can see that you did contact our Customer Service Team in regards to the item received. It was explained that as you have ordered a 1945 newspaper and therefore 78 years old, unfortunately it will not be received as if you had brought a newspaper today.

    Most of our archived papers are stored in large binders or are already folded, especially the larger broadsheets. As they are genuine originals from that time, they can be fragile therefore we use a special archive tape to reinforce the spine or areas which may deteriorate from excessive use. Some stock we have acquired is stitched into the binders from previous use in places like libraries, universities, private sales etc. Where this is the case, we would have to carefully cut the papers out so we use the tape which is clear and designed so that you can read the paper freely.

    Please accept our apologies for any inconvenienced caused.

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    The Historic Newspapers Team

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