Travel Through History
Pick any year and discover what was happening around the world. Enter a year or use the timeline below.
Jump to notable years
No events recorded for 1956 CE
But here are some events from nearby years:
JFK Assassinated
President Kennedy was shot while riding in a motorcade through Dallas. His death sparked countless conspiracy theories that persist today.
Malcolm X Assassinated
The civil rights leader was shot 21 times while giving a speech in Manhattan. He was 39 years old.
Atomic Bomb Dropped on Hiroshima
The US dropped "Little Boy" on Hiroshima, killing 80,000 people instantly. It remains the only nuclear weapon used in warfare.
Auschwitz Liberated
Soviet soldiers discovered the Nazi death camp, where over 1.1 million people had been murdered. The world learned the full horror of the Holocaust.
D-Day: Allied Forces Storm Normandy
Over 156,000 troops landed on five beaches in the largest amphibious invasion in history. It marked the beginning of the end for Nazi Germany.