1956
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1956 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1956th year of the Common Era and Anno Domini designations, the 956th year of the 2nd millennium, the 56th year of the 20th centu
A reel of 2-inch quadruplex videotape compared with a later miniDV videocassette.
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Suez Crisis
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The Suez Crisis, also known as the second Arab–Israeli war, the Tripartite Aggression in the Arab world and the Sinai War in Israel, was a British–French–Israeli invasion of Egypt in 1956. Israel inva
1956
…allowing the former to invade the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt and occupy the Suez Canal with the support of the other two governments, giving rise to the Suez Crisis. October 26 – Soviet Red Army troops invade Hungary…
Smoke rising from oil tanks beside the Suez Canal hit during the initial Anglo-French assault on Port Said
The location of the Suez Canal, which connects the Mediterranean and the Indian Ocean via the Red Sea
Port Said, at the entrance to the Suez Canal from the Mediterranean
Australian prime minister Robert Menzies led an international committee in negotiations with Nasser in September 1956, which sought to achieve international management of the Suez Canal. The mission was a failure.