1956 Australian Tourist Trophy
The 1956 Australian Tourist Trophy was a 100-mile motor race for sports cars, staged at the Albert Park Circuit in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia on 25 November 1956. It was the first in a sequence of annual Australian Tourist Trophy races, each of these being recognised by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as the Australian Championship for sports cars. The race was won by Stirling Moss driving a Maserati 300S.


1956 Austrian legislative election
Parliamentary elections were held in Austria on 13 May 1956. The result was a victory for the Austrian People's Party, which won 82 of the 165 seats in the National Council. Voter turnout was 96.0%. Although the ÖVP had come up one seat short of an absolute majority, ÖVP leader and Chancellor Julius Raab retained the grand coalition with the Socialists, with the SPÖ leader Adolf Schärf as Vice-Chancellor.


1956 B-47 disappearance
The 1956 B-47 disappearance occurred on 10 March 1956 over the Mediterranean Sea.


1956 B-47 disappearance, Flight
A Boeing B-47 Stratojet, call-sign Inkspot 59, took off from MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, in the United States for a non-stop flight to Ben Guerir Air Base, Morocco, and completed the first of two planned aerial refuelings without incident.


1956 B-47 disappearance, Flight
After descending through solid cloud cover to begin the second refueling at 14,000 feet (4,300 m), B-47E serial number 52-0534, failed to make contact with its tanker.


1956 B-47 disappearance, Flight
The unarmed aircraft was transporting two different capsules of nuclear weapons material in carrying cases; a nuclear detonation was not possible.


1956 B-47 disappearance, Aftermath
Despite an extensive search, no debris or bodies were ever found, and the crash site has never been located. The crew was declared dead:


1956 BARC Aintree 200
The 1956 Aintree 200 was a non-championship Formula One race held on 21 April 1956. The race was won by Stirling Moss, in a privately entered Maserati 250F.


1956 BC Lions season
The 1956 BC Lions finished the season in fourth place in the W.I.F.U. with a 6–10 record and failed to make the playoffs.


1956 BC Lions season
Under former Ottawa bench boss Clem Crowe, the Lions matched their aggregate win total of the first two seasons (6), however, it was only good enough for 4th place in a tough WIFU. The Lions earned their first win over the Edmonton Eskimos on September 24. Fullback By Bailey scored the first kickoff return touchdown in Lions history against Winnipeg on September 17.


1956 BC Lions season
Receiver Dan Edwards, running back Ed Vereb on offence and safety Paul Cameron were WIFU all-stars.


1956 BC Lions season
The team altered its uniforms adding UCLA stripes on shoulders. The helmet was kept orange with single black stripe.


1956 BRDC International Trophy
The 8th BRDC International Trophy was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 5 May 1956 at Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire. The race was run over 60 laps, and was won by a lap by British driver Stirling Moss in a Vanwall. Moss also took pole, and shared fastest lap with BRM driver Mike Hawthorn.


1956 BYU Cougars football team
The 1956 BYU Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Brigham Young University in the Skyline Conference during the 1956 NCAA University Division football season. In their first season under head coach Hal Kopp, the Cougars compiled a 2–7–1 record (1–5–1 against Skyline opponents), finished seventh in the Skyline, and were outscored by a total of 232 to 147.


1956 BYU Cougars football team
The team's statistical leaders included Carroll Johnston with 945 passing yards and 1,025 yards of total offense, Steve Campora with 259 rushing yards and 24 points, and Burt Bullock with 291 receiving yards.


1956 Bahamian general election
General elections were held in the Bahamas between 8 and 20 June 1956. Although the Progressive Liberal Party emerged as the largest party, winning six seats, the majority of seats were won by independents.


1956 Ball State Cardinals football team
The 1956 Ball State Cardinals football team was an American football team that represented Ball State Teachers College (later renamed Ball State University) in the Indiana Collegiate Conference (ICC) during the 1956 NCAA College Division football season. In its first season under head coach Jim Freeman, the team compiled a 4–4 record (2–4 against ICC opponents) and finished in fifth place out of seven teams in the ICC.


1956 Ballon d'Or
The 1956 Ballon d'Or was the inaugural Ballon d'Or award given to the best football player in Europe as judged by a panel of sports journalists from UEFA member countries. Stanley Matthews received the award on 18 December 1956.


1956 Baltimore Colts season
The 1956 Baltimore Colts season was the fourth season for the team in the National Football League. Under third-year head coach Weeb Ewbank, the Colts posted a record of 5 wins and 7 losses, fourth in the Western Conference.


1956 Baltimore Colts season, Regular season, Standings
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.


1956 Baltimore Orioles season
The 1956 Baltimore Orioles season involved the Orioles finishing 6th in the American League with a record of 69 wins and 85 losses.


1956 Baltimore Orioles season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1956 Baltimore Orioles season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1956 Baltimore Orioles season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1956 Baltimore Orioles season, Player stats, Pitching, Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1956 Baltimore Orioles season, Player stats, Pitching, Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1956 Baltimore Orioles season, Farm system
Lubbock franchise transferred to Texas City and renamed, July 8, 1956


1956 Barbadian general election
General elections were held in Barbados on 7 December 1956. The result was a victory for the Barbados Labour Party, which won 15 of the 24 seats. MPs were elected across twelve two-member constituencies, using the block vote method. Voter turnout was 60.3%.


1956 Barbadian general election
Despite winning more votes than the newly formed Democratic Labour Party, the Progressive Conservative Party won fewer seats, a consequence of the plurality voting system used.


1956 Barker by-election
A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Barker on 13 October 1956. This was triggered by the death of Liberal MP and Speaker Archie Cameron.


1956 Barker by-election
The by-election was won by Liberal candidate Jim Forbes. William McAnaney, a future state Liberal MP, who had been chairman of the District Council of Strathalbyn, unsuccessfully contested the by-election as an independent.


1956 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting
Elections to the Baseball Hall of Fame for 1956 followed a system that had been the object of criticism and reform in recent years, which would continue that summer. The Veterans Committee was meeting only in odd-number years to consider older major league players as well as managers, umpires, and executives. The Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA) voted by mail to select from recent players and elected two, Joe Cronin and Hank Greenberg. A formal induction ceremony was held in Cooperstown, New York, on July 23, 1956, with Commissioner of Baseball Ford Frick presiding.


1956 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, Criticism and reform
Following the election, complaints by the writers that the electees were not up to the standards of previous choices, and that the eligible players included few strong candidates, led to a number of changes in the rules. Foremost among the alterations was the decision to hold future BBWAA elections only in alternating years with the Veterans Committee, and also the elimination of the rule which required writers to vote for 10 candidates; thereafter, they would be advised only to vote for up to 10.


1956 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, Criticism and reform
Various factors over the previous few years had led to the voters' complaints regarding the strength of the eligible candidates. Among these were the decision in the early 1950s to extend the waiting period for eligibility following a player's retirement from one year to five years; as a result, many players who retired in the early 1950s and would otherwise have been eligible were temporarily taken out of contention.


1956 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, Criticism and reform
Also, many of the players who retired in the late 1940s and early 1950s had careers which were interrupted by military service during World War II, depriving them of accomplishments during those seasons which might have enhanced their qualifications in the eyes of voters.


1956 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, Criticism and reform
Some players returned from the war with their skills in decline after the long layoff, and retired within a few years when they might otherwise have enjoyed several productive seasons if not for the interruption in their play; in other cases, similar players who might have become more distinct with a few added seasons ended up with careers which were more difficult to distinguish.


1956 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, Criticism and reform
Perhaps most significantly, the Hall of Fame had instituted a rule at the beginning of the decade which was designed to ensure that the honor of selection was not exploited for profit as a mere gate attraction, and that players who were selected were not put into games long after their playing ability had waned simply to sell tickets; as a result, any individual who was still in uniform as a manager or coach – even at the minor league level – had been ruled ineligible for selection. (It is important to note that at the time, managers and coaches were widely regarded as being full members of the roster; playing managers and coaches were still very common, and even minor league managers not generally thought of as playing managers often inserted themselves into games in emergency situations.)


1956 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, BBWAA election
The BBWAA was authorized to elect players active in 1926 or later, but not after 1950. All 10-year members of the BBWAA were eligible to vote.


1956 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, BBWAA election
Any candidate receiving votes on at least 75% of the ballots would be honored with induction to the Hall. Votes were cast for 106 players; a total of 193 ballots were cast, with 145 votes required for election. A total of 1,599 individual votes were cast, an average of 8.28 per ballot.


1956 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, BBWAA election
The two candidates who received 75% of the vote and were elected are indicated in bold italics; candidates who have since been elected in subsequent elections are indicated in italics.


1956 Bathurst 100
The 1956 Bathurst 100 was a motor race held at the Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia on 2 April 1956. It was staged over 26 laps of the 3.875-mile circuit, a total distance of approximately 100 miles. The race was contested on a handicap basis with the first cars starting 16 minutes and two seconds before the last car, the Maserati 250F of Reg Hunt.


1956 Bathurst 100
The race was won by Lex Davison in a Ferrari, with the Scratch section (disregarding handicaps) won by Reg Hunt driving a Maserati 250F.


1956 Baylor Bears football team
The 1956 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University in the 1956 NCAA University Division football season. The team finished with a record of 9-2 and a victory in the Sugar Bowl against the University of Tennessee. Bill Glass (Guard) was chosen as an All American player and Del Shafner (Halfback) and Jerry Marcontell (End) were selected All Conference.


1956 Belgian Grand Prix
The 1956 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 3 June 1956 at Spa-Francorchamps. It was race 4 of 8 in the 1956 World Championship of Drivers.


1956 Belgian Grand Prix
After the first day of practice on Thursday, Fangio was on pole with a time almost 5 sec faster than second place Moss. These times would not be touched with wet conditions on Friday and windy conditions on Saturday.


1956 Belgian Grand Prix
It was raining when the race began and Fangio made a poor start and settled in fifth with Moss well in the lead. But by lap 3 Fangio would be in second having passed Behra, Collins, and then Castellotti. By the fifth lap he was in the lead and had opened up an 8-second lead on Moss by lap 10 with Collins third on a drying track. Collins took second when Moss lost a back wheel on the climb after the Eau Rouge bridge.


1956 Belgian Grand Prix
He was able to safely stop and sprint back to the pits and take over Perdisa's car. He resumed in sixth but a lap down to the leaders. Collins took the lead for good when Fangio lost his transmission on lap 24. A tight battle for second between Behra and Frere ended when Behra's engine began to misfire. This allowed Moss to move to third as he had passed Schell earlier. Moss ended the race on a furious pace but the two leaders were too far ahead to make up the gap.


1956 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix
The 1956 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix was the third round of the 1956 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 8 July 1956 at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps.


1956 Bermondsey Borough election
Elections to Metropolitan Borough of Bermondsey were held in 1956.


1956 Bermondsey Borough election
The borough had 13 wards which returned between 3 and 5 members. Of the 13 wards 6 of the wards had all candidates elected unopposed. Labour won all the seats, the Conservatives only stood in 4 wards, the Liberal Party 1 ward and the Communist Party 1 ward.


1956 Big Ten Conference Men's Golf Championship
The 1956 Big Ten Conference Men's Golf Championship was held on May 25–26, 1956 in Wilmette, Illinois and Northwestern was the host school. The team champion was Purdue with a score of 1,501 and the individual champion was Joe Campbell of Purdue who shot a 281.


1956 Big Ten Conference Men's Golf Championship, Round summaries
The 1956 Big Ten Championship was played over two days with two 18-hole rounds played on each day, for a total of 72 holes.


1956 Big Ten Conference football season
The 1956 Big Ten Conference football season was the 61st season of college football played by the member schools of the Big Ten Conference (also known as the Western Conference) and was a part of the 1956 NCAA University Division football season.


1956 Big Ten Conference football season
The 1956 Iowa Hawkeyes football team, under head coach Forest Evashevski, won the Big Ten championship, compiled a 9–1 record, led the Big Ten in scoring defense (8.4 points allowed per game), was ranked No. 3 in the final AP Poll and in the Coaches Poll, and defeated Oregon State, 35–19, in the 1957 Rose Bowl. Quarterback Ken Ploen received the Chicago Tribune Silver Football trophy as the most valuable player in the Big Ten and was also named the most valuable player in the Rose Bowl.


1956 Big Ten Conference football season
The 1956 Michigan Wolverines football team, under head coach Bennie Oosterbaan, compiled a 7–2 record, handed Iowa its only defeat, and was ranked No. 7 in the final AP Poll and the Coaches Poll. End Ron Kramer was a consensus first-team All-American and was the first Big Ten player selected, with the fourth overall pick, in the 1957 NFL Draft. Guard Dick Hill was selected as the team's most valuable player.


1956 Big Ten Conference football season
The 1956 Michigan State Spartans football team, under head coach Duffy Daugherty, compiled a 7–2 record, was ranked No. 9 in the final AP Poll, and led the Big Ten in scoring offense with an average of 26.6 points scored per game. James Hinsley was selected as the team's most valuable player.


1956 Big Ten Conference football season
In the final AP Poll, five Big Ten teams finished in the top 15: Iowa (#1); Michigan (#7); Michigan State (#9); Minnesota (#12); and Ohio State (#15). The conference's individual statistical leaders included Purdue quarterback Len Dawson with 856 passing yards, Purdue halfback Melvin Dillard with 873 rushing yards, and Indiana end Brad Bomba with 407 receiving yards. Ohio State guard Jim Parker won the Outland Trophy as the best interior lineman in college football.


1956 Big Ten Conference football season, Season overview, Results and team statistics
KeyAP final = Team's rank in the final AP Poll of the 1956 seasonAP high = Team's highest rank in the AP Poll throughout the 1956 seasonPPG = Average of points scored per gamePAG = Average of points allowed per gameMVP = Most valuable player as voted by players on each team as part of the voting process to determine the winner of the Chicago Tribune Silver Football trophy; trophy winner in bold


1956 Big Ten Conference football season, Season overview, Preseason
Between the 1955 and 1956 seasons, three Big Ten teams changed head coaches as follows:


1956 Big Ten Conference football season, Season overview, Preseason
In the final AP Poll of the 1955 season, Michigan State had been ranked No. 2 and Ohio State No. 5. In the pre-season AP Poll, four Big Ten teams were ranked in the top 20: Michigan State (#2); Ohio State (#5); Michigan (#8); and Illinois (#20).


1956 Big Ten Conference football season, Season overview, Preseason
In the spring of 1956, the Big Ten conducted an investigation into allegations that Ohio State coach Woody Hayes had provided financial assistance to players in violation of conference rule. Hayes admitted that he had loaned money to players but refused to provide an accounting of the loans. The investigation also discovered a "serious irregularity" in Ohio State's off-campus work program. In April 1956, the conference placed Ohio State on probation for one year and declared the football team ineligible to play in the 1957 Rose Bowl.


1956 Big Ten Conference football season, Season overview, Preseason
In May 1956, the Big Ten sold television rights for five Big Ten football games during the 1956 season to NBC for an estimated sum of $450,000.


1956 Big Ten Conference football season, Season overview, Preseason
In August 1956, Look magazine published an investigative piece alleging that Big Ten schools, including Michigan and Minnesota, were finding ways to evade the conference's rules on aid to football players.


1956 Big Ten Conference football season, Season overview, Regular season, September 29
On September 29, 1956, the Big Ten football games opened the season with one conference game and eight non-conference games. The non-conference games resulted in eight wins and no losses.


1956 Big Ten Conference football season, Season overview, Regular season, October 6
On October 6, 1956, the Big Ten teams played two conference games and six non-conference games. The non-conference games resulted in two wins and four losses, giving the Big Ten a non-conference record of 10–4.


1956 Big Ten Conference football season, Season overview, Regular season, October 13
On October 13, 1956, the Big Ten teams played four conference games and two non-conference games. The non-conference games resulted in two wins and no losses, giving the Big Ten a non-conference record of 12–4.


1956 Big Ten Conference football season, Season overview, Regular season, October 20
On October 20, 1956, the Big Ten teams played three conference games and four non-conference games. The non-conference games resulted in three wins and one loss, giving the Big Ten a non-conference record of 15–5.


1956 Big Ten Conference football season, Season overview, Regular season, October 27
On October 27, 1956, the Big Ten teams played five conference games.


1956 Big Ten Conference football season, Season overview, Regular season, November 3
On November 3, 1956, the Big Ten teams played four conference games and two non-conference games. The non-conference games resulted in two wins and no losses, giving the Big Ten a non-conference record of 17–5.


1956 Big Ten Conference football season, Season overview, Regular season, November 10
On November 10, 1956, the Big Ten teams played five conference games.


1956 Big Ten Conference football season, Season overview, Regular season, November 17
On November 17, 1956, the Big Ten teams played five conference games.


1956 Big Ten Conference football season, Season overview, Regular season, November 24
On November 24, 1956, the Big Ten teams played four conference games and two non-conference games. The non-conference games resulted in two wins and no losses, giving the Big Ten a non-conference record of 19–5.


1956 Big Ten Conference football season, Season overview, Bowl games
On January 1, 1957, Iowa defeated Oregon State, 35–19, in the 1957 Rose Bowl. Iowa scored five touchdowns, including a 49-yard touchdown run by Ken Ploen and a 66-yard touchdown run by Collins Hagler.


1956 Big Ten Conference football season, Season overview, Post-season developments
On November 28, 1956, Bernie Crimmins, at age 37, resigned as Indiana's head football coach. He had compiled a 13–32 record and was unable to produce a winning team in five years in the position.


1956 Big Ten Conference football season, Season overview, Post-season developments
On December 3, 1956, both the Associated Press (AP) and United Press (UP) released their final college football polls. Both organizations ranked undefeated Oklahoma at the No. 1 spot. The AP ranked five Big Ten teams among the top 20: Iowa (#3); Michigan (#7); Michigan State (#9); Minnesota (#12); and Ohio State (#15). The UP ranked four teams among the top 20: Iowa (#3); Michigan (#7); Minnesota (#9); and Michigan State (#10).


1956 Big Ten Conference football season, Statistical leaders, Passing yards
1. Len Dawson, Purdue (856)2. Pat Wilson, Michigan State (414)3. Steve Filipowski, Indiana (391)4. Ken Ploen, Iowa (386)5. Hiles Stout, Illinois (278)


1956 Big Ten Conference football season, Statistical leaders, Rushing yards
1. Melvin Dillard, Purdue (873)2. Don Clark, Ohio State (797)3. James Roseboro, Ohio State (712)4. Bob Fee, Indiana (621)5. Abe Woodson, Illinois (599)


1956 Big Ten Conference football season, Statistical leaders, Receiving yards
1. Brad Bomba, Indiana (407)2. Ron Kramer, Michigan (353)3. Abe Woodson, Illinois (257)4. Jim Gibbons, Iowa (255)5. Lamar Lundy, Purdue (248)


1956 Big Ten Conference football season, Statistical leaders, Total yards
1. Melvin Dillard, Purdue (902)2. Don Clark, Ohio State (885)3. Len Dawson, Purdue (879)4. Ken Ploen, Iowa (873)5. Bobby Cox, Minnesota (793)


1956 Big Ten Conference football season, Statistical leaders, Point scored
1. Terry Barr, Michigan (42)1. Don Clark, Ohio State (42)1. John Herrnstein, Michigan (42)1. Dennis Mendyk, Michigan State (42)1. James Roseboro, Ohio State (42)


1956 Big Ten Conference football season, Awards and honors, All-Big Ten honors
The following players were picked by the Associated Press (AP) and/or the United Press (UP) as first-team players on the 1956 All-Big Ten Conference football team.


1956 Big Ten Conference football season, Awards and honors, All-American honors
At the end of the 1956 season, Big Ten players secured two of the consensus first-team picks for the 1956 College Football All-America Team. The Big Ten's consensus All-American was:


1956 Big Ten Conference football season, Awards and honors, All-American honors
Other Big Ten players who were named first-team All-Americans by at least one selector were:


1956 Big Ten Conference football season, Awards and honors, Other awards
Ohio State guard Jim Parker won the Outland Trophy as the best interior lineman in college football.


1956 Big Ten Conference football season, Awards and honors, Other awards
On December 4, 1956, the Heisman Trophy was awarded to Paul Hornung of Notre Dame. Three Big Ten players finished among the top 10 in the voting for the trophy. They were: Michigan end Ron Kramer (sixth), Ohio State guard Jim Parker (eighth), and Iowa quarterback Ken Ploen (ninth).


1956 Big Ten Conference football season, 1957 NFL Draft
The following Big Ten players were among the first 100 picks in the 1957 NFL Draft:


1956 Birthday Honours
The Queen's Birthday Honours 1956 were appointments in many of the Commonwealth realms of Queen Elizabeth II to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries. The appointments were made to celebrate the official birthday of The Queen.


1956 Birthday Honours
They were published for the United Kingdom and Colonies, Australia, and New Zealand on 25 May 1956.


1956 Birthday Honours
The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour, and arranged by honour, with classes (Knight, Knight Grand Cross, etc.) and then divisions (Military, Civil, etc.) as appropriate.


1956 Birthday Honours (New Zealand)
The 1956 Queen's Birthday Honours in New Zealand, celebrating the official birthday of Elizabeth II, were appointments made by the Queen on the advice of the New Zealand government to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by New Zealanders. They were announced on 31 May 1956.


1956 Birthday Honours (New Zealand)
The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour.


1956 Blaydon by-election
The Blaydon byelection of 2 February 1956 was a by-election held in the British House of Commons constituency of Blaydon in the North East of England.


1956 Blaydon by-election
It was caused by the death on 3 November 1955 of William Whiteley, the sitting Labour Party Member of Parliament for the constituency, who had first been elected in 1922 and had represented it ever since with the exception of 1931 to 1935. Labour Party candidate Robert Woof held the seat with little change in the majority.


1956 Blaydon by-election, Candidates
Labour selected Robert Woof, who was a miner and official with the National Union of Mineworkers; Woof, who was 44, had been a member of Durham County Council since 1947. The Conservative Party candidate was John Reay-Smith, a 40-year-old solicitor who had been a member of Bishop Auckland Urban District Council and fought the constituency in the 1955 general election.


1956 Blaydon by-election, Results
Robert Woof won with a majority of 10,714, and went on to hold it for the next 23 years before retiring at the 1979 general election.


1956 Bolivian Primera División
The 1956 Bolivian Primera División, the first division of Bolivian football (soccer), was played by 12 teams. The champion was Bolívar.


1956 Bolivian general election
General elections were held in Bolivia on 17 June 1956. Hernán Siles Zuazo of the Revolutionary Nationalist Movement (MNR) was elected President with 84% of the vote, whilst the MNR won 61 of the 68 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and all 18 seats in the Senate.


1956 Boston Bruins exhibition game in Newfoundland
The 1956 Boston Bruins exhibition game in Newfoundland, played on April 9, was the first outdoor ice hockey game played in Canada featuring a team from the National Hockey League (NHL).


1956 Boston Bruins exhibition game in Newfoundland, Background
The 1955–56 Boston Bruins ended the 1955–56 NHL season in fifth place with a record of 23–34–13, missing the final playoff spot, which went to the 1955–56 Toronto Maple Leafs with a record of 24–33–13. On March 22, it was reported that the Bruins would play an exhibition series of games "throughout the Maritimes and possibly Newfoundland." During this era, it was customary for NHL teams that did not make the playoffs to go on a postseason exhibition tour.


1956 Boston Bruins exhibition game in Newfoundland, Background
Starting in late March 1956, the Bruins played exhibition games in New Brunswick, including a seven-game series against the Beavers of Saint John contested at multiple venues. The Bruins then played in Newfoundland at Corner Brook (April 7), Bay Roberts (April 9), St. John's (April 10–12), Grand Falls (April 14), and Gander (date unclear). These exhibition games were not held under normal rules, as members of the Bruins would sometimes change teams with local players.


1956 Boston Bruins exhibition game in Newfoundland, Game
The April 9 game was played in Bay Roberts, Newfoundland, at the Conception Bay Sports Arena, an unfinished outdoor arena with an artificial ice surface that had opened in February 1956. In keeping with the exhibition nature of the game, each of the four local teams from the Conception Bay North Hockey League played a period against the Bruins, and the game wound up with a "free-for-all" where all 23 members of the local teams played at once against the Bruins. At some point, local player Gerard Saunders scored a goal against Bruins' goaltender Terry Sawchuk, one of only three goals that Sawchuk allowed during the Newfoundland exhibition games.


1956 Boston Bruins exhibition game in Newfoundland, Game
The game was historic as it was only the second ice hockey match played outdoors that featured an NHL team—the first had been the 1954 Detroit Red Wings prison game in Michigan. It also had significance as the first outdoor game in Canada featuring an NHL team, and the first to be open to public spectators. The next outdoor game to be held in Canada with NHL participation would be the 2003 Heritage Classic in Edmonton.


1956 Boston College Eagles football team
The 1956 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College during the 1956 NCAA University Division football season. The Eagles were led by sixth-year head coach Mike Holovak and played their home games at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts.


1956 Boston Red Sox season
The 1956 Boston Red Sox season was the 56th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished fourth in the American League (AL) with a record of 84 wins and 70 losses, 13 games behind the New York Yankees, who went on to win the 1956 World Series.


1956 Boston Red Sox season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1956 Boston Red Sox season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1956 Boston Red Sox season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1956 Boston Red Sox season, Player stats, Pitching, Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1956 Boston Red Sox season, Player stats, Pitching, Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1956 Boston University Terriers football team
The 1956 Boston University Terriers football team was an American football team that represented Boston University as an independent during the 1956 college football season. In its tenth and final season under head coach Aldo Donelli, the team compiled a 1–5–2 record and was outscored by a total of 166 to 96.


1956 Bowling Green Falcons football team
The 1956 Bowling Green Falcons football team was an American football team that represented Bowling Green State University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1956 NCAA University Division football season. In their second season under head coach Doyt Perry, the Falcons compiled an 8–0–1 record (5–0–1 against MAC opponents), won the MAC championship, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 311 to 99.


1956 Bowling Green Falcons football team
The team's statistical leaders were Don Nehlen with 362 passing yards, Vic DeOrio with 816 rushing yards, and Ray Reese with 183 receiving yards. Jack Giroux received the team's Most Valuable Player award. The team set a school record, which still stands, with 10 touchdowns in a 73-0 victory over Defiance College on September 15, 1956.


1956 Bradley Braves baseball team
The 1956 Bradley Braves baseball team represented Bradley University in the 1956 NCAA baseball season. The Braves played their home games at Tom Connor Field. The team was coached by Leo Schrall in his 8th year at Bradley.


1956 Bradley Braves baseball team
The Braves won the District V playoff to advance to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the Minnesota Golden Gophers.


1956 British Columbia general election
The 1956 British Columbia general election was the 25th general election in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. It was held to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. The election was called on August 13, 1956, and held on September 19, 1956. The new legislature met for the first time on February 7, 1957.


1956 British Columbia general election
The conservative Social Credit of Premier W.A.C. Bennett was re-elected with a majority in the legislature to a third term in government with over 45% of the popular vote.


1956 British Columbia general election
The British Columbia Liberal Party lost two of its four seats despite winning over 20% of the popular vote.


1956 British Columbia general election
The Progressive Conservative Party lost its single seat in the legislature, and would not win a seat again until the 1972 election.


1956 British Columbia general election
One seat was won by a Labour candidate, Tom Uphill of Fernie.


1956 British Columbia general election
This election was first after BC switched from Alternative Voting (IRV) (in both single and multi-member districts) back to its historic system that used First Past The Post in single-member districts and Block Voting in multi-member districts.


1956 British Columbia general election, Results
* Party did not nominate candidates in the previous election.


1956 British Grand Prix
The 1956 British Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 14 July 1956 at Silverstone. It was race 6 of 8 in the 1956 World Championship of Drivers.


1956 British Togoland status plebiscite
The 1956 British Togoland status plebiscite was held in British Togoland on 9 May 1956. Since World War I the territory had been a League of Nations mandate, then a United Nations Trust Territory under British control. The referendum offered residents the choice of remaining a Trust Territory until neighbouring French Togoland had decided upon its future, or becoming part of soon-to-be Ghana. The Togoland native and dominant ethnic group, the Togolese Ewe people, Togolese Ewe-based Togoland Congress campaigned against and preferred amalgamation with French Togoland.


1956 British Togoland status plebiscite
The eventual result was reported to be 58% in favour of integration, although in the southern part of the territory 55% of voters had voted for separation from Gold Coast and continued UN Trusteeship.


1956 Brooklyn Dodgers season
The 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers edged out the Milwaukee Braves to win the National League title. The Dodgers again faced the New York Yankees in the World Series. This time they lost the series in seven games, one of which was a perfect game by the Yankees' Don Larsen.


1956 Brooklyn Dodgers season, Regular season
Don Newcombe won the NL MVP award and the very first Cy Young Award. He was the first pitcher to win the National League MVP and the Cy Young Award in the same season.


1956 Brooklyn Dodgers season, Regular season
During the season, the Dodgers played seven home games at Roosevelt Stadium in Jersey City, New Jersey, as part of owner Walter O'Malley's continued attempts to pressure Brooklyn to allow him to build a new stadium in his preferred location at Flatbush and Atlantic Avenues. The first of these games was on April 19.


1956 Brooklyn Dodgers season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1956 Brooklyn Dodgers season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1956 Brooklyn Dodgers season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1956 Brooklyn Dodgers season, Player stats, Pitching, Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1956 Brooklyn Dodgers season, Player stats, Pitching, Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1956 Brooklyn Dodgers season, 1956 World Series, Game 1
October 3, 1956, at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York


1956 Brooklyn Dodgers season, 1956 World Series, Game 2
October 5, 1956, at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York


1956 Brooklyn Dodgers season, 1956 World Series, Game 3
October 6, 1956, at Yankee Stadium in New York City


1956 Brooklyn Dodgers season, 1956 World Series, Game 4
October 7, 1956, at Yankee Stadium in New York City


1956 Brooklyn Dodgers season, 1956 World Series, Game 5
October 8, 1956, at Yankee Stadium in New York City


1956 Brooklyn Dodgers season, 1956 World Series, Game 6
October 9, 1956, at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York


1956 Brooklyn Dodgers season, 1956 World Series, Game 7
October 10, 1956, at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York


1956 Brown Bears football team
The 1956 Brown Bears football team was an American football team that represented Brown University as a member of the Ivy League during the 1956 NCAA University Division football season.


1956 Brown Bears football team
In their sixth season under head coach Alva Kelley, the Bears compiled a 5–4 record and outscored opponents 124 to 94. Richard "Dick" Bence was the team captain.


1956 Brown Bears football team
The Bears' 3–4 conference record was good for fifth in the Ivy League. This was the first season of formal play for the Ivy League, although the Bears' previous  independent schedules, dating back to the 19th century, often featured future Ivy opponents. Six of the seven Ivy matchups on Brown's 1956 schedule had been present on the 1955 slate, as well (as had the two remaining non-Ivy fixtures, Colgate and URI).


1956 Brown Bears football team
Brown played its home games at Brown Stadium in Providence, Rhode Island.


1956 Brownlow Medal
The 1956 Brownlow Medal was the 29th year the award was presented to the player adjudged the fairest and best player during the Victorian Football League (VFL) home and away season. Peter Box of the Footscray Football Club won the medal by polling twenty-two votes during the 1956 VFL season.


1956 Bucknell Bison football team
The 1956 Bucknell Bison football team was an American football team that represented Bucknell University as an independent during the 1956 NCAA College Division football season.


1956 Bucknell Bison football team
In its 11th season under head coach Harry Lawrence, the team compiled a 3–5 record. Don Koppes and Ralph Riker were the team captains.


1956 Bucknell Bison football team
The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium on the university campus in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.


1956 Buddy Shuman 250
The 1956 Buddy Shuman 250 was a NASCAR Grand National Series event that was held on November 11, 1956, at Hickory Speedway in Hickory, North Carolina.


1956 Buddy Shuman 250, Background
Hickory Motor Speedway is a short track located in Hickory, North Carolina. It is one of stock car racing's most storied venues, and is often referred to as the "World's Most Famous Short Track" and the "Birthplace of the NASCAR Stars".


1956 Buddy Shuman 250, Background
The track first opened in 1951 as a 1⁄2-mile (0.80 km) dirt track. Gwyn Staley won the first race at the speedway and later became the first track champion. Drivers such as Junior Johnson, Ned Jarrett, and Ralph Earnhardt also became track champions in the 1950s, with Earnhardt  winning five of them.


1956 Buddy Shuman 250, Background
In 1953, NASCAR's Grand National Series visited the track for the first time. Tim Flock won the first race at the speedway, which became a regular part of the Grand National schedule. After winning his track championship in 1952, Junior Johnson became the most successful Grand National driver at Hickory, winning there seven times.


1956 Buddy Shuman 250, Background
The track has been re-configured three times in its history. The track became a 0.4-mile (644 meters) dirt track in 1955, which was paved for the first time during the 1967 season.


1956 Buddy Shuman 250, Race report
Ralph Earnhardt would make his NASCAR Cup Series debut here; being the first member of the Earnhardt family to enter the organization. 250 laps took place on a dirt track that spanned 0.400 miles or 0.644 kilometres per lap; for a grand total of 100.0 miles or 160.9 kilometres. The race took one hour and thirty minutes to successfully conclude with Speedy Thompson defeating Earnhardt by four seconds in front of 3500 live spectators. The average speed of the race would be 66.420 miles per hour or 106.893 kilometres per hour while the pole position winner would dial in at a speed of 68.278 miles per hour or 109.883 kilometres per hour. All 22 racers on the starting grid were American-born males.


1956 Buddy Shuman 250, Race report
Other notable racers of the era like Tiny Lund, Lee Petty, and Buck Baker would make an appearance during this race. Billy Carden would be credited for making the race's last-place finish with a clutch problem on lap 9. DePaolo Engineering would sponsor four of the drivers in the race (Earnhardt, Ralph Moody, Bill Amick, and Carden). This would be the last NASCAR race for Junior Johnson before he went to jail for 11 months for his illegal moonshine activities.


1956 Buddy Shuman 250, Race report
The combined prize purse for this race was $4,285; with the winner (Speedy Thompson) taking home $850 ($8,091 when adjusted for inflation) while Pete Yow would be the 20th-place finisher bringing home a meager $50 ($476 when adjusted for inflation). Blackie Pitt and Billy Carden both failed to make a paycheck during this race; causing them to lose money for their hard efforts.


1956 Buddy Shuman 250, Race report
Carl Kiekhaefer was the only notable crew chief on attendance for this race.


1956 Buddy Shuman 250, Race report
By the 1990s, NASCAR's top-level series became a media circus that only races at facilities that are worth hundreds of millions of dollars.


1956 Buddy Shuman 250, Finishing order
† signifies that the driver is known to be deceased * Driver failed to finish race


1956 Buenos Aires Grand Prix
The 1956 Buenos Aires Grand Prix was a Formula Libre race held on 5 February 1956 in Mendoza, Argentina. The race was won over a distance of 60 laps by Argentine driver Juan Manuel Fangio from the Scuderia Ferrari team in his Lancia-Ferrari D50.


1956 Buffalo Bulls football team
The 1956 Buffalo Bulls football team was an American football team that represented the University of Buffalo as an independent during the 1956 NCAA College Division football season. In its second season under head coach Dick Offenhamer, the team compiled a 5–3 record. The team played its home games at Rotary Field in Buffalo, New York.


1956 Bulgarian Cup
The 1956 Bulgarian Cup was the 16th season of the Bulgarian Cup (in this period the tournament was named Cup of the Soviet Army). Levski Sofia won the competition, beating Botev Plovdiv 5–2 in the final at the Vasil Levski National Stadium in Sofia.


1956 Bulgarian Cup Final
The 1956 Bulgarian Cup Final was the 16th final of the Bulgarian Cup (in this period the tournament was named Cup of the Soviet Army), and was contested between Levski Sofia and Botev Plovdiv on 18 November 1956 at Vasil Levski National Stadium in Sofia. Levski won the final 5–2.


1956 Burmese general election
General elections were held in Burma to vote for 202 out of 250 seats to the Burmese Chamber of Deputies; the remaining 48 members (all from the Anti- Fascist People's Freedom League, AFPFL) were elected unopposed as no opposition candidates stood against them.


1956 Burmese general election
The AFPFL, a former wartime resistance organisation, won the elections with a reduced majority. After the election, U Nu, leader of the AFPFL, temporarily retired to reform the party and its policies.


1956 Burmese general election
The second part of the election to elect members to the Chamber of Nationalities took place on 22 May after the election commission stated that "rebel intimidation and the lack of security prevented the people from exercising freedom of choice". Voter turnout was 47.8%.


1956 Burmese general election, Campaign
The AFPFL, National United Front (NUF) and smaller parties participated in the election. The NUF was successful in gaining media attention and organising trade union and peasant organisations. However, the AFPFL was concerned at alleged funding by foreign embassies of the NUF. A number of smaller parties represented different ethnic groups and were more local than national. Meanwhile, U Nu of the AFPFL advocated his long held policy of neutrality.


1956 Burmese general election, Conduct
After identifying themselves and voting, voters would dip their forefinger in green indelible ink. Opposition parties complained of minor irregularities regarding election lists. Due to the security situation, the army was told to ensure free and fair elections but not to intimidate voters. Students in the capital Rangoon had threatened to cause disorder after one of their leaders was killed by police, however this did not materialise.


1956 CCCF Youth Championship
The 1956 CCCF Youth Championship was an age restricted association football competition organised by the CCCF. All games were hosted in San Salvador and took place in December.


1956 Cal Aggies football team
The 1956 Cal Aggies football team represented the Northern Branch of the College of Agriculture in the 1956 NCAA College Division football season. The team was known as either the Cal Aggies or California Aggies, and competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC).


1956 Cal Aggies football team
The Aggies were led by head coach Will Lotter in his second year as head coach, but first in this second tenure. He had previously coached during the 1954 season. They played home games at Aggie Field. The Aggies finished the season in a three-way tie as co-champion of the FWC, with a record of seven wins and three losses (7–3, 4–1 FWC). They outscored their opponents 146–78 for the 1956 season.


1956 Cal Aggies football team, NFL Draft
No Cal Aggies players were selected in the 1957 NFL Draft.


1956 Cal Poly Mustangs football team
The 1956 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University during the 1956 NCAA College Division football season. Cal Poly competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA).


1956 Cal Poly Mustangs football team
The team was led by seventh-year head coach LeRoy Hughes and played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California. They finished the season with a record of seven wins and three losses (7–3, 0–2 CCAA). The Mustangs scored 270 points while giving up 116 in the 1956 season.


1956 Cal Poly Mustangs football team, Team players in the NFL
No Cal Poly Mustangs were selected in the 1957 NFL Draft.


1956 Cal Poly San Dimas Broncos football team
The 1956 Cal Poly San Dimas Broncos football team represented Cal Poly Voorhis Unit during the 1956 NCAA College Division football season. Cal Poly played as an independent in 1956.


1956 Cal Poly San Dimas Broncos football team
Cal Poly San Dimas was led by head coach Bob Stull, in his first and only year at the helm. The Broncos finished the season with a record of six wins and two losses (6–2). Overall, the team outscored its opponents 215–84 for the season.


1956 Cal Poly San Dimas Broncos football team, Team players in the NFL
No Cal Poly San Dimas players were selected in the 1957 NFL Draft.


1956 Calgary Stampeders season
The 1956 Calgary Stampeders finished in 5th place in the W.I.F.U. with a 4–12 record and failed to make the playoffs.


1956 California Golden Bears football team
The 1956 California Golden Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Berkeley in the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1956 NCAA University Division football season. In their 10th and final year under head coach Pappy Waldorf, the Golden Bears compiled a 3–7 record (2–5 against PCC opponents), finished in eighth place in the PCC, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 181 to 135.


1956 California Golden Bears football team
At the Big Game and even though they even though they were a 14-point underdog, the Bears beat Stanford. Waldorf's players knew that it was his last game and following the win they carried him off the field on their shoulders. Pappy Waldorf was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1966. [ 1]


1956 California Golden Bears football team
That season, team's statistical leaders included Joe Kapp with 667 passing yards, Herb Jackson with 462 rushing yards, and Norm Becker with 313 receiving yards. Kapp was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2004.


1956 Cameroonian Territorial Assembly election
Territorial Assembly elections were held in French Cameroon on 23 December 1956. The result was a victory for the Cameroonian Union, which won 30 of the 70 seats in the Territorial Assembly. Voter turnout was 41.4%.


1956 Campeonato Argentino de Rugby
The 1956 Campeonato Argentino de Rugby  was won by the selection of Buenos Aires Province ("Provincia") that beat in the final the selection of La Plata.


1956 Campeonato Argentino de Rugby
Twelve team participated, because the club of Santa Fè Province left the Unión de Rugby del Río Paranà founding the Unión santafesina de rugby. Cause the contemporary Oxford-Cambridge combined tour, "Provincia" and "Capital" selection were directly admitted to semifinals


1956 Campeonato Carioca
The 1956 edition of the Campeonato Carioca kicked off on July 21, 1956 and ended on December 23, 1956. It was organized by FMF (Federação Metropolitana de Futebol, or Metropolitan Football Federation). Twelve teams participated. Vasco da Gama won the title for the 11th time. no teams were relegated.


1956 Campeonato Carioca, System
The tournament would be disputed in a double round-robin format, with the team with the most points winning the title.


1956 Campeonato Paulista
The 1956 Campeonato Paulista da Primeira Divisão, organized by the Federação Paulista de Futebol, was the 55th season of São Paulo's top professional football league. Santos won the title for the third time. no teams were relegated and the top scorer was São Paulo's Zezinho with 18 goals.


1956 Campeonato Profesional
The 1956 Campeonato Profesional was the ninth season of Colombia's top-flight football league. 13 teams compete against one another and played each weekend. Atlético Quindío won the league for 1st time in its history after getting 37 points. Independiente Medellín, the defending champion, was 5th with 30 points.


1956 Campeonato Profesional, Background
13 teams competed in the tournament: Deportivo Pereira, Atlético Bucaramanga and Unión Magdalena returned, Deportivo Cali was not admitted, and Libertad de Barranquilla was created. Atlético Quindío won the championship for first time, with its goalscorer Jaime Gutiérrez becoming the first Colombian topscorer in the league (before him, only foreign players achieved this).


1956 Campeonato Profesional, League system
Every team played two games against each other team, one at home and one away. Teams received two points for a win and one point for a draw. If two or more teams were tied on points, places were determined by goal difference. The team with the most points is the champion of the league.


1956 Canada Cup
The 1956 Canada Cup took place 24–26 June on the West Course at the Wentworth Club in Virginia Water, Surrey, England. It was the fourth Canada Cup event, which became the World Cup in 1967. The tournament was a 72-hole stroke play team event with 29 teams. The Scandinavian team that had competed in 1954 and 1955 was replaced by teams from Denmark and Sweden, while there were new teams from Chinese Taipei, Portugal and South Korea. Each team consisted of two players from a country. The combined score of each team determined the team results.


1956 Canada Cup
18 holes were played on the first two days with 36 holes played on the final day. Because of the time taken to play each round, a cut was introduced after the second day, with only the leading 20 teams competing on the final day. An 18-hole consolation event was held for the remaining 9 teams. There was provision for an individual in one of these 9 teams to complete the 72 holes if they were well-placed after the second day.


1956 Canada Cup
The American team of Ben Hogan and Sam Snead won by 14 strokes over the South African team of Bobby Locke and Gary Player. The individual competition was won by Hogan, five shots ahead of Roberto De Vicenzo.


1956 Canada Cup, Teams
Note: De Vicenzo was representing Mexico, having played for Argentina in the three previous Canada Cup events.


1956 Cannes Film Festival
The 9th Cannes Film Festival was held from 23 April to 10 May 1956. The Palme d'Or went to The Silent World by Jacques-Yves Cousteau and Louis Malle. The festival opened with Marie-Antoinette reine de France, directed by Jean Delannoy and closed with Il tetto by Vittorio De Sica.


1956 Cannes Film Festival
In an effort to resolve some issues caused by the Cold War climate of the time, like special treatment towards Americans (who gave financial assistance to the festival) which displeased the Eastern Bloc, a decision to have films withdrawn under certain conditions had been put in place. This decision in turn had become a divisive issue in the festival, as it was seen as censorship. In 1956 it was decided to eliminate all such censorship from the selection and thereby start a new era in the festival.


1956 Cannes Film Festival, Jury
The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1956 competition:


1956 Cannes Film Festival, Short film competition
The following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or:


1956 Caribbean Series
The eighth edition of the Caribbean Series (Serie del Caribe) was played in 1956. It was held from February 10 through February 15, featuring the champion baseball teams of Cuba, Elefantes de Cienfuegos; Panama, Chesterfield Smokers; Puerto Rico, Criollos de Caguas and Venezuela, Industriales de Valencia. The format consisted of 12 games, each team facing the other teams twice. The games were played at Estadio Olímpico de Panamá in Panama City, Panama.


1956 Caribbean Series, Summary
In this edition, Cienfuegos won the first of five consecutive Series titles for the Cuban team. Cienfuegos was managed by Oscar Rodríguez and finished with a 5-1 record. The pitching staff was guided by Camilo Pascual (2-0, 11 strikeouts, 2.50 ERA), Pedro Ramos (2-0, 1.59 ERA) and René Gutiérrez (1-0, 0.00 ERA in 9⅓ innings). The offense was clearly led by catcher and Series MVP Ray Noble (.400 BA, one home run, .654 OBP and 1B Bob Boyd (.304 BA, one HR, 11 RBI, .522 SLG).


1956 Caribbean Series, Summary
Other contributions came from 2B Curt Roberts (.375, one HR, six runs, .542 SLG), Chico Fernández (.269, 10 runs, one HR) and 3B Milt Smith (two HR, .522 SLG). The roster also included IF Ossie Alvarez, OFs Prentice Browne and Archie Wilson and Ps Sandalio Consuegra, Seth Morehead and Gene Bearden, among others.


1956 Caribbean Series, Summary
Panama, with Standford Graham at the helm, posted a 3-3 record to tie Puerto Rico for second place. Ps Don Elston, Ross Grimsley and Wally Burnette got the victories while 1B Elías Osorio (.286, 3 HR, .762 SLG) led the offense. Grimsley made the All-Star team, as well as OFs Bobby Prescott and Bill Stewart. The line up was also filled with Héctor López (2B), Humberto Robinson (P), David Roberts (OF) and Joe Tuminelli (3B).


1956 Caribbean Series, Summary
Puerto Rico was managed by Ben Geraghty and got wins from Taylor Phillips, Roberto Vargas and Chi-Chi Olivo, while 1B Lou Limmer (.350, three HR, six runs, eight RBI) provided punch in the lineup. Also in the roster were Ps Tom Lasorda and Paul Stuffel, and Cs Bill Cash and Ray Murray; IFs Daryl Spencer (2B), Víctor Pellot Power (3B) and Félix Mantilla (SS), as well as OFs Wes Covington and Chuck Harmon.


1956 Caribbean Series, Summary
Venezuela was managed by Regino Otero and finished in last place with a 1-5 mark. The team was outscored by their opponents 47-14. Bright spots were Ps Turk Farrell and Jim Pearce. Farrell recorded the lone win against Puerto Rico in a one-run, one hit  effort, while Pearce took an 11-inning, 2-1 loss to Panama, striking out nine batters without giving a walk. Valencia also featured Ed Bailey (C), Tommy Brown (1B), Elio Chacón (CF), Emilio Cueche (P), Julián Ladera (P) and Ron Mrozinski (P).


1956 Central Michigan Chippewas football team
The 1956 Central Michigan Chippewas football team was an American football team that represented Central Michigan College, renamed Central Michigan University in 1959, in the Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference during the 1956 NCAA College Division football season. In their sixth season under head coach Bill Kelly, the Chippewas compiled a perfect 9–0 record, won the Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) championship for the fifth consecutive year, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 313 to 92. The team set multiple school records that still stand, including allowing 797 rushing yards (88.5 yards per game) and allowing only 1,292 net yards. The 1956 season was part of the longest winning streak in school history, 15 games running from October 8, 1955, to November 10, 1956.


1956 Central Michigan Chippewas football team
The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Herb Kipke with 490 passing yards (36 of 68 passing) and halfback Jim Podoley with 655 rushing yards (100 carries) and 211 receiving yards (11 receptions).


1956 Central Michigan Chippewas football team
Podoley set three Central Michigan records in 1956 that still stand. The first and second are his six touchdowns and 36 points scored against Eastern Illinois in his final college game on November 10, 1956, and the third is his season average of 29.0 yards per punt return. In his final home game on November 3, 1956, Podoley ran for a touchdown and passed for another in a 19-0 victory over Eastern Michigan. Podoley played for Central Michigan from 1953 to 1956, and his jersey (No. 62) is the only number retired in Central Michigan football history. He was inducted into the Central Michigan Athletic Hall of Fame in 1984.


1956 Central Michigan Chippewas football team
Tackle Oliver Porter received the team's most valuable player award. Five Central Michigan players (Kipke, Podoley, end Tim Burdon, fullback Bob McNamara, and tackle Oliver Porter) received first-team honors on the All-IIAC team.


1956 Ceylonese parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Ceylon  in 1956. They were a watershed in the country's political history, and was the first elections fought to challenge the ruling United National Party. The former Leader of the House, S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike who was passed over after the death of the first Prime Minister D. S. Senanayake, crossed over to the opposition to form the Sri Lanka Freedom Party to launch his bid for Prime Minister.


1956 Ceylonese parliamentary election, Background
The UNP government of John Kotelawala had been rapidly losing steam. It faced widespread criticism over Ceylon's poor economic performance. Meanwhile, the Sri Lanka Freedom Party now championed a popular socialist platform, calling for English to be replaced by Sinhala as the island's official language.


1956 Ceylonese parliamentary election, Background
The UNP resisted this out of deference to Ceylon's Tamil minority, but changed its position in early 1956. This only served to cost the UNP its Tamil support while gaining it little among the Sinhalese.


1956 Ceylonese parliamentary election, Background
The Lanka Sama Samaja Party and the Communist Party campaigned for parity of status between Sinhala and Tamil, with both to jointly replace English as the official language.


1956 Ceylonese parliamentary election, Background
The Tamil parties campaigned to keep English as the official language.


1956 Ceylonese parliamentary election, Background
SLFP leader S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike assembled a coalition with a group of small Marxist parties to form the Mahajana Eksath Peramuna.


1956 Ceylonese parliamentary election, Results
Bandaranaike's coalition obtained a solid majority government and he became prime minister.


1956 Ceylonese parliamentary election, Legacy
The SLFP campaign of 1956 was the first in Ceylon's history where communal feelings against the minority Tamil community were deliberately stirred up by Sinhalese politicians for electoral gain. The SLFP tried to blame the high unemployment Sinhalese youth faced on the Tamils and in effect promised not to correct injustices but to openly discriminate against Tamils via a policy of official unilingualism.


1956 Ceylonese parliamentary election, Legacy
The hard feelings from this campaign contributed towards the eruption, nearly three decades later, of the path to civil war.


1956 Ceylonese parliamentary election, Legacy
However, it also changed the character of politics in the country from the elitism that had characterised it hitherto. Members of Parliament from other parties than the Left were middle class, working class or farmers. Henceforth electorates were addressed in their mother tongue at election meetings (as the LSSP and CP had done from inception) instead of English.


1956 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo
The 1956 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo was the ninth edition of the Challenge Desgrange-Colombo. It included eleven races: all the races form the 1955 edition were retained with no additions. Fred De Bruyne won the first of his three individual championships while Belgium retained the nations championship.


1956 Chatham Cup
The 1956 Chatham Cup was the 29th annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand.


1956 Chatham Cup
The competition was run on a regional basis, with regional associations each holding separate qualifying rounds. Teams taking part in the final rounds are known to have included Eastern Suburbs (Auckland), Rangers (Bay of Plenty), Hamilton Wanderers, Eastern Union (Gisborne), Moturoa (New Plymouth), Colenso Athletic (Hawkes Bay), Wanganui New Settlers, Kiwi United (Manawatu), Masterton Athletic, Stop Out (Lower Hutt), Shamrock (Christchurch), West End (South Canterbury) and Northern (Dunedin).


1956 Chatham Cup
The Brigadiers team of Invercargill, which met Shamrock in the 1956 South Island final, was coached by George Roberts. A life member of Western A.F.C. Roberts, a Canterbury representative, had played in five previous Chatham Cup finals.


1956 Chatham Cup, The 1956 final
Lower Hutt's Stop Out celebrated its jubilee year with a solid win in the final. The team scored early through a header from Jack Sharp, a goal which was followed by a spectacular strike from Brian Sergeant and further goals from Abram Schryvers, and Fred Benge. Shamrock could only manage a consolation goal late on from Ernie Fields.


1956 Chatham Cup, The 1956 final
The Shamrock and Stop Out sides had played each other earlier in 1956 for the Valmai Memorial Trophy with Stop Out winning the Easter fixture.


1956 Chattanooga Moccasins football team
The 1956 Chattanooga Moccasins football team was an American football team that represented the University of Chattanooga (now known as the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga) during the 1956 NCAA College Division football season. In their 26th year under head coach Scrappy Moore, the team compiled a 5–4 record.


1956 Chester-le-Street by-election
The Chester-le-Street by-election, 1956 was a parliamentary by-election held for the British House of Commons constituency of Chester-le-Street on 27 September 1956.


1956 Chester-le-Street by-election, Vacancy
The by-election had been caused by the death aged 47 years on 25 June 1956 of the sitting Labour Member of Parliament (MP) Patrick Bartley. Bartley had held the seat since 1950.


1956 Chester-le-Street by-election, Candidates
In what was to be a straight fight between the two main parties, Labour chose Norman Pentland, a colliery checkweighman from Fatfield, County Durham as their candidate and the Conservatives selected the journalist William Rees-Mogg.


1956 Chester-le-Street by-election, Issues
The main political topic of the day was the Suez Crisis but the cost of living and the performance of the government on the economy were also mentioned by Labour as issues in the campaign.


1956 Chester-le-Street by-election, The result
In what was a safe Labour seat during a period of Conservative government Pentland was easily elected with a majority of 21,287 votes.


1956 Chicago Bears season
The 1956 season was the Chicago Bears' 37th in the National Football League. The team  improved on their 8–4 record from 1955 and finished with a  9–2–1 record, under first-year head coach Paddy Driscoll to win the Western Conference and played in their first NFL championship game since 1946.


1956 Chicago Bears season
The title game against the New York Giants was at Yankee Stadium and the Giants won, 47–7.


1956 Chicago Bears season, Postseason, Standings
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.


1956 Chicago Cardinals season
The 1956 Chicago Cardinals season was the team's 37th season in the National Football League. The Cardinals improved on their previous year's 4–7–1 record, winning seven games for a runner-up finish in the Eastern Conference. They failed to qualify for the playoffs (NFL title game) for the eighth consecutive season.


1956 Chicago Cardinals season, Regular season, Standings
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.


1956 Chicago Cubs season
The 1956 Chicago Cubs season was the 85th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 81st in the National League and the 41st at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished eighth and last in the National League with a record of 60–94.


1956 Chicago Cubs season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1956 Chicago Cubs season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1956 Chicago Cubs season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1956 Chicago Cubs season, Player stats, Pitching, Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1956 Chicago Cubs season, Player stats, Pitching, Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1956 Chicago White Sox season
The 1956 Chicago White Sox season was the team's 56th season in the major leagues, and its 57th season overall. They finished with a record 85–69, good enough for third place in the American League, 12 games behind the first place New York Yankees.


1956 Chicago White Sox season, Player stats, Batting
Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; BB = Base on balls; SO = Strikeouts; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases


1956 Chicago White Sox season, Player stats, Pitching
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; HR = Home runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts


1956 Chico State Wildcats football team
The 1956 Chico State Wildcats football team represented Chico State College during the 1956 NCAA College Division football season. Chico State competed in the Far Western Conference in 1956. They played home games at College Field in Chico, California.


1956 Chico State Wildcats football team
The 1956 Wildcats were led by third-year head coach Gus Manolis. Chico State finished the season with a record of two wins, six losses and one tie (2–6–1, 1–3–1 FWC). The Wildcats were outscored by their opponents 123–142 for the season.


1956 Chico State Wildcats football team, Team players in the NFL
No Chico State players were selected in the 1957 NFL Draft.


1956 Chim earthquake
The 1956 Chim earthquake was a destructive multiple-shock event that occurred on March 16 in Lebanon along a strand of the Dead Sea Transform (DST) fault system. The epicenter was located in the south of Lebanon in the Chouf District. Six thousand homes were destroyed and another 17,000 were damaged. The number of persons killed was 136.


1956 Chim earthquake, Tectonic setting
The DST is a 1,609 km (1,000 mi) long transform fault that runs in a mostly north-south direction from the northern end of the Red Sea along the Jordan Rift Valley to the Taurus Mountains complex in southern Turkey. The left-lateral fault zone marks the boundary of the Arabian Plate and the Sinai-Levantine block and consists of multiple parallel faults. As the fault moves through Lebanon and Syria the fault trace follows a restraining bend and splits into several strands that include the Serghaya, Rachaya, and Roum faults, as well as the prominent Yammouneh fault.


1956 Chim earthquake, Earthquake
The Roum fault runs for a length of 35 kilometers (22 mi) between the Hula basin the Awali river and is the westernmost strand of the fault system in that area. A paleoseismic trench investigation revealed that it may have been the source of the twin-shock event.


1956 Chim earthquake, Earthquake
The twin shocks were separated by less than fifteen minutes with the first event occurring at 19:32 and the second event at 19:43 hours. The initial shock was estimated to measure (Mw  = 5.3) and the second event was rated (Mw  = 5.5).


1956 Chinese National Olympic Football Trial
The 1956 Chinese National Olympic Football Trial was a tournament held by the Chinese National Sport Committee to select the football representatives for the 1956 Summer Olympics. The United Red Team defeated United White Team in the final match and won the ticket to Melbourne.


1956 Chinese National Olympic Football Trial
The National Team was split into the United Red and White teams, with members mostly made of the Chinese Youth Team returning from studying in Hungary. The National Sport Committee also invited Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan to join Olympic trials, the invitation was denied by Taiwan, and Macau did not send a football team.


1956 Chinese National Olympic Football Trial
In the opening match, Shanghai defeated Hong Kong with a 6-1 score. Hong Kong withdrew from the tournament next day and lost to Bayi with 0-7 in a friendly. Shanghai then lost to both the United Red and United White teams with the same 1-2 score. In the final match, United Red defeated United White 2-1.


1956 Chinese National Olympic Football Trial
After the tournament, the United Red team was kept in Beijing and became the Beijing Football Team. The United White team was disbanded as a result. As the players were professional players, the team was led to Tianjian to found the Tianjian Football Team.


1956 Christchurch mayoral election
The 1956 Christchurch mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1956, election were held for the Mayor of Christchurch plus other local government positions. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.


1956 Christchurch mayoral election, Background
Sitting mayor Robert Macfarlane was re-elected for a fourth term, opposed only by William Smith MacGibbon of the Citizens' Association who had run against Macfarlane in 1950.


1956 Cincinnati Bearcats football team
The 1956 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented the University of Cincinnati as an independent during the 1956 NCAA University Division football season under head coach George Blackburn.


1956 Cincinnati Redlegs season
The 1956 Cincinnati Redlegs season consisted of the Redlegs finishing in third place in the National League with a record of 91–63, two games behind the NL Champion Brooklyn Dodgers. The Redlegs were managed by Birdie Tebbetts and played their home games at Crosley Field, where they drew 1,125,928 fans, third-most in their league.


1956 Cincinnati Redlegs season, Regular season
The Redlegs were in first place at mid-season and stayed in the pennant race until the last day of the season, ending up with a 91–63 record, two games behind the Brooklyn Dodgers. For his efforts, the Baseball Writers' Association of America voted Birdie Tebbetts as the 1956 Manager of the Year.


1956 Cincinnati Redlegs season, Regular season
The 1956 Redlegs tied the National League and MLB record for home runs in a season, hitting 221 over 155 regular-season games. (The 1947 Giants also slugged 221 in 155 games played.) Three Redlegs hit more than 35 homers, with Frank Robinson (38) establishing a record for rookies; Wally Post (36) and Ted Kluszewski (35) were the others. Gus Bell (29) and Ed Bailey (28) came within reach of the 30-home-run mark, Bailey in only 383 at bats. The mark stood until 1961, when the New York Yankees hit 240 homers in the first year of the modern 162-game schedule.


1956 Cincinnati Redlegs season, Regular season
On Sunday, June 24, following a doubleheader sweep of the Brooklyn Dodgers, eleven Redlegs players appeared on the panel quiz show What's My Line?.


1956 Cincinnati Redlegs season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1956 Cincinnati Redlegs season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1956 Cincinnati Redlegs season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1956 Cincinnati Redlegs season, Player stats, Pitching, Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1956 Cincinnati Redlegs season, Player stats, Pitching, Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1956 City of Chester by-election
The City of Chester by-election of 15 November 1956 was held after the appointment of  Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) Basil Nield as Recorder of Manchester.


1956 City of Chester by-election
The seat was safe, having been won at the 1955 United Kingdom general election by over 11,000 votes


1956 Claxton Shield
The 1956 Claxton Shield was the 17th annual Claxton Shield, it was held in Adelaide, South Australia. The participants were South Australia, New South Wales, Victoria and Western Australia. The series was won by Victoria in due to a controversial decision in the final game. They claimed their fifth Shield title. The 1956 Olympic Baseball team was selected from the tournament.


1956 Claxton Shield, Controversy
The final game of the Shield erupted in controversy when South Australia played Victoria. Victoria stood with a 3–0 record, Western Australia with a 2–1 as well as South Australia. If South Australia won against Victoria in the final game, the winner would be determined on run differential.


1956 Claxton Shield, Controversy
The game was tied 4–4 at the end and went to extra innings, with South Australia making the break through, going ahead 5–4 going into the bottom of the 12th inning. The South Australian team realised that a one-run win would not be enough to win the series and needed to score more runs, therefore they had to allow Victoria to score so they could chance a bigger win in the 13th inning. With a Victorian runner on third base the pitcher attempted a pickoff, deliberately throwing the ball away.


1956 Claxton Shield, Controversy
The umpire called a dead ball and sent the runner back to third. The next pitch, the South Australian pitcher deliberately balked, which would have allowed the run to score, but the home plate umpire called the game over and gave the game to Victoria as a 9–0 forfeit on the basis that South Australia brought the game into disrepute.


1956 Claxton Shield, Controversy
Appeals by the South Australian team to the Australian Baseball Corporation were denied, so the championship was awarded to Victoria.


1956 Clemson Tigers football team
The 1956 Clemson Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Clemson College in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1956 NCAA University Division football season. In its 17th season under head coach Frank Howard, the team compiled a 7–2–2 record (4–0–1 against conference opponents), won the ACC championship, was ranked No. 19 in the final AP Poll, lost to Colorado in the 1957 Orange Bowl, and outscored all opponents by a total of 167 to 101. The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina.


1956 Clemson Tigers football team
Quarterback Charlie Bussey was the team captain. The team's statistical leaders included Bussey with 330 passing yards and left halfback Joel Wells with 803 rushing yards and 48 points (8 touchdowns).


1956 Clemson Tigers football team
Four Clemson players were selected by the Associated Press or the United Press to the first or second teams of the 1956 All-Atlantic Coast Conference football team: Joel Wells (AP-1, UP-1); Charlie Bussey (AP-1, UP-2); guard John Grdijan (AP-2, UP-1); and tackle Dick Maraza (AP-2). Four Clemson players were also named to the 1956 All-South Carolina football team: Joel Wells, guards John Grdijan and Earle Greene, and tackle Billy Hudson.


1956 Clemson Tigers football team, After the season
The 1957 NFL Draft was held on November 26, 1956. The following Tigers were selected.


1956 Cleveland Browns season
The 1956 Cleveland Browns season was the team's eleventh season, and seventh season with the National Football League.


1956 Cleveland Browns season
This was the first season in which the Browns missed the playoffs, and its first season with a losing record. The Browns lost seven games in 1956, after having lost a total of only 17 over the previous ten seasons combined.


1956 Cleveland Browns season, Regular season, Season recap, Week 1 at Chicago
The post Otto Graham era begins with a 9-7 loss to the Cardinals in Chicago. Cleveland's only score comes on a 46-yard touchdown pass from George Ratterman to Ray Renfro in the first quarter. But Pat Summerall's third field goal, a nine-yarder with 29 seconds remaining, won it for the Cardinals and broke a twelve-game losing streak to the Browns. The Cardinals later won the season finale.


1956 Cleveland Browns season, Regular season, Standings
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.


1956 Cleveland Indians season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases


1956 Cleveland Indians season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases


1956 Cleveland Indians season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts


1956 Cleveland Indians season, Player stats, Pitching, Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts


1956 Cleveland Indians season, Player stats, Pitching, Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts


1956 Cleveland Indians season, Farm system
In 1956, the Indianapolis Indians were 92–62. On May 18, they defeated the Louisville Colonels by a score of 24–0. Roger Maris had seven runs batted in for the game. The Indians went on to win the 1956 Junior World Series by defeating the Rochester Red Wings. In Game 2 of the Junior World Series, Maris would set a record by getting seven runs batted in.


1956 Colgate Red Raiders football team
The 1956 Colgate Red Raiders football team was an American football team that represented Colgate University as an independent during the 1956 NCAA University Division football season. In its fifth season under head coach Hal Lahar, the team compiled a 4–5 record. James Yurak was the team captain.


1956 Colgate Red Raiders football team
The team played its home games at Colgate Athletic Field in Hamilton, New York.


1956 College Baseball All-America Team
An All-American team is an honorary sports team composed of the best amateur players of a specific season for each team position—who in turn are given the honorific "All-America" and typically referred to as "All-American athletes", or simply "All-Americans". Although the honorees generally do not compete together as a unit, the term is used in United States team sports to refer to players who are selected by members of the national media. Walter Camp selected the first All-America team in the early days of American football in 1889.


1956 College Baseball All-America Team
From 1947 to 1980, the American Baseball Coaches Association was the only All-American selector recognized by the NCAA.


1956 College Football All-America Team
The 1956 College Football All-America team is composed of college football players who were selected as All-Americans by various organizations and writers that chose College Football All-America Teams in 1956. The seven selectors recognized by the NCAA as "official" for the 1956 season are (1) the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), (2) the Associated Press (AP), (3) the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), (4) the International News Service (INS), (5) the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA), (6) the Sporting News (SN), and (8) the United Press (UP).


1956 College Football All-America Team, Consensus All-Americans
For the year 1956, the NCAA recognizes seven published All-American teams as "official" designations for purposes of its consensus determinations. The following chart identifies the NCAA-recognized consensus All-Americans and displays which first-team designations they received.


1956 Colorado A&M Aggies football team
The 1956 Colorado A&M Aggies football team represented Colorado State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts in the Skyline Conference during the 1956 NCAA University Division football season. In their first season under head coach Don Mullison, the Aggies compiled a 2–7–1 record (2–4–1 against Skyline opponents), finished fifth in the Skyline Conference, and were outscored by opponents by a total of 314 to 156. On defense, the team gave up an average of 31.4 points per game, ranking 110 out of 111 major college teams in scoring defense.


1956 Colorado A&M Aggies football team
Center Bob Weber received all-conference honors in 1956. The team's statistical leaders included Jerry Callahan with 342 passing yards, Wayne Walter with 471 rushing yards, and Ron McClary with 188 receiving yards.


1956 Colorado Buffaloes football team
The 1956 Colorado Buffaloes football team was an American football team that represented the University of Colorado during the 1956 NCAA University Division football season. Head coach Dallas Ward led the team to a 4–1–1 mark in the "Big 7" and 8–2–1 overall.


1956 Colorado Buffaloes football team
Colorado was runner-up in the conference to undefeated consensus national champion Oklahoma, whose winning streak had reached forty games. The Sooners did not play in a bowl game due to the Big Seven's no-repeat rule; so Colorado was invited to the Orange Bowl in Miami, and defeated Clemson 27–21.


1956 Colorado gubernatorial election
The 1956 Colorado gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1956. Democratic nominee Stephen McNichols defeated Republican nominee Donald G. Brotzman with 51.34% of the vote.


1956 Columbia Lions football team
The 1956 Columbia Lions football team was an American football team that represented Columbia University as a member of the Ivy League during the 1956 NCAA University Division football season.


1956 Columbia Lions football team
In their 27th and final season under head coach Lou Little, the Lions compiled a 3–6 record and were outscored 237 to 94. Arthur Wilson was the team captain.


1956 Columbia Lions football team
The Lions' 2–5 conference record tied for sixth place in the Ivy League. This was the first season of formal play for the league, although the Lions' previous  independent schedules, dating back to the 19th century, often featured future Ivy opponents. Six of the seven Ivy matchups on Columbia's 1956 schedule had been present on the 1955 slate, as well (as had the two remaining non-Ivy fixtures, Army and Rutgers).


1956 Columbia Lions football team
Columbia played its home games at Baker Field in Upper Manhattan, in New York City.


1956 Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference
The 1956 Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference was the eighth Meeting of the Heads of Government of the Commonwealth of Nations. It was held in the United Kingdom in June 1956, and was hosted by that country's Prime Minister, Sir Anthony Eden.


1956 Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference
The new prime minister of Ceylon, Solomon West Ridgeway Dias Bandaranaike pressured Eden to remove British military bases in Ceylon; Britain agreed to close the installations.


1956 Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference
In international affairs, the leaders expressed their support for the People's Republic of China and Japan being admitted to the United Nations (see China and the United Nations) and welcomed liberalization in the Soviet Union under Nikita Khrushchev hailing the "significant changes" in Soviet domestic and foreign policy as being positive steps for world peace. British attempts to negotiate a diplomatic settlement over Greek and Turkish claims regarding the soon to be independent British colony of Cyprus were also discussed.


1956 Connecticut Huskies football team
The 1956 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1956 NCAA College Division football season. The Huskies were led by fifth-year head coach Bob Ingalls, and completed the season with a record of 6–2–1.


1956 Cook Islands general election
General elections were held in the Cook Islands in March 1956. The elections took the form of an election to Rarotonga Island Council, whose sole European member also automatically became the only elected member of the Legislative Council. Incumbent member Henley McKegg was narrowly re-elected, defeating R.J.A. Ingram by three votes.


1956 Cook Islands general election, Electoral system
The Cook Islands Legislative Council consisted of ten members elected by island councils (four from Rarotonga and six from smaller islands), ten civil servants appointed by the Governor-General of New Zealand (the Chief Medical Officer, the Director of Agriculture, the Education Officer, six Resident Agents and the Treasurer) and the Resident Commissioner, who was president of the council. The sole European member of Rarotonga Island Council automatically became the island's representative in the Legislative Council, and was the only member of the Legislative Council to be directly elected.


1956 Cook Islands general election, Electoral system
Elections to Rarotonga Island Council were held every three years, with the six Cook Islander members elected from single-member constituencies based on the land survey districts, and the European member from the entire island.


1956 Cook Islands general election, Results, Cook Islander members
In the Cook Islander seats, voter turnout was higher than any previous election. The Cook Islands Progressive Association won three of the six seats, with another party member finishing joint first in a tied seat.


1956 Copa del Generalísimo
The 1956 Copa del Generalísimo was the 54th staging of the Spanish Cup. The competition began on 6 May 1956 and concluded on 24 June 1956 with the final.


1956 Copa del Generalísimo Final
The Copa del Generalísimo 1956 Final was the 54th final of the King's Cup. The final was played at Estadio Chamartín in Madrid, on 24 June 1956, being won by Atlético de Bilbao, who beat Atlético de Madrid 2-1.


1956 Copa del Generalísimo Juvenil
The 1956 Copa del Generalísimo Juvenil was the sixth staging of the tournament. The competition began on May 6, 1956, and ended on June 24, 1956, with the final.


1956 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship
The 1956 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship was the 47th staging of the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1909.


1956 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship
Glen Rovers won the championship following a 1-11 to 1-03 defeat of Carrigaline in the final. This was their third championship title overall and their first title since 1954.


1956 Cork Senior Football Championship
The 1956 Cork Senior Football Championship was the 68th staging of the Cork Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887.


1956 Cork Senior Football Championship
On 25 November 1956, St. Finbarr's won the championship following a 3-05 to 0-04 defeat of Millstreet in the final. This was their first championship title.


1956 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
The 1956 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 68th staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The championship ended on 14 October 1956.


1956 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
On 14 October 1956, Blackrock won the championship following a 2-10 to 2-02 defeat of Glen Rovers in the final. This was their 22nd championship title overall and their first title since 1931.


1956 Cornell Big Red football team
The 1956 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University as a member of the Ivy League during the 1956 NCAA University Division football season.


1956 Cornell Big Red football team
In its tenth season under head coach George K. James, the team compiled a 1–8 record and was outscored 209 to 100. Art Boland was the team captain.


1956 Cornell Big Red football team
Cornell's 1–6 conference record ranked last in the Ivy League. This was the first season of formal play for the league, although the Big Red's previous  independent schedules, dating back to the 19th century, often featured future Ivy opponents. All seven Ivy matchups on Cornell's 1956 schedule had been present on the 1955 slate, as well (as had one of the non-conference opponents, Colgate).


1956 Cornell Big Red football team
Cornell played its home games at Schoellkopf Field in Ithaca, New York.


1956 Cotton Bowl Classic
The 1956 Cotton Bowl Classic was the twentieth edition of the college football bowl game, played at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas, on Monday, January 2. Part of the 1955–56 bowl game season, it matched the sixth-ranked TCU Horned Frogs of the Southwest Conference (SWC) and the #10 Ole Miss Rebels of the Southeastern  Conference (SEC). Underdog Ole Miss rallied to win by a point, 14–13.


1956 Cotton Bowl Classic
New Year's Day was on Sunday in 1956; the major bowl games were played the following day.


1956 Cotton Bowl Classic, Teams, TCU
TCU hadn't been to a bowl game since the Cotton Bowl four years earlier.


1956 Cotton Bowl Classic, Teams, Mississippi
Ole Miss was trying to win their first bowl game since the 1948 Delta Bowl, which was also against TCU.


1956 Cotton Bowl Classic, Game summary
On the game's first play, TCU quarterback and returner Chuck Curtis injured his shoulder and broke two ribs. He sat out the rest of the game and was replaced by Dick Finney, who went one for three passing for thirteen yards and rushed for five yards. Halfback Jim Swink helped carry TCU to with two rushing touchdowns and finished with 107 yards. On the second extra point attempt by TCU, Harold Pollard missed after having to try again due to a penalty on TCU. Down 13–0, Ole Miss quarterback Eagle Day and running back Paige Cothren led the team back, with Cotheren's 3-yard run narrowing the lead to six at halftime.


1956 Cotton Bowl Classic, Game summary
The second half had only one score, but it was crucial. With 9:34 to play, Ole Miss started their drive after a punt. And with 4:22 left, the Rebels scored on a Billy Lott touchdown run. The extra point was converted by Cothren, as Mississippi held on to win their first bowl game since 1948.


1956 County Championship
The 1956 County Championship was the 57th officially organised running of the County Championship. Surrey won the Championship title for the fifth successive year.


1956 Coupe de France Final
The 1956 Coupe de France Final was a football match held at Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes on 27 May 1956, that saw UA Sedan-Torcy defeat AS Troyes Savinienne 3–1 thanks to goals by Diego Cuenca and Pierre Tillon.


1956 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
The 1956 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré was the 10th edition of the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré cycle race and was held from 8 June to 17 June 1956. The race started and finished in Grenoble. The race was won by Alex Close.


1956 Croatia v Indonesia football match
On 12 September 1956 Croatia hosted Indonesia in an international friendly in Zagreb. Until the 1990 match against the United States, this was Croatia's only match against a foreign national team while it was a part of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.


1956 Croatia v Indonesia football match, Background
Indonesia previously played Yugoslavia at JNA Stadium in Belgrade on 9 September. Yugoslavia won the match 4–2.


1956 Cuban parliamentary election
Mid -term parliamentary elections were held in Cuba on 1 November 1956 in order to fill half the seats in the Senate and House of Representatives.


1956 Cunningham by-election
A by-election for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Cunningham was triggered by the death, on 17 February 1956, of Labor MP Billy Davies. However, by the close of nominations on 11 April only one candidate, Labor's Victor Kearney, had nominated. Kearney was thus declared elected unopposed. This was the last time a federal MP was elected unopposed, with the exception of members for the Northern Territory who did not have full voting rights at this time.


1956 Cup of the Ukrainian SSR
The 1956 Ukrainian Cup was a football knockout competition conducting by the Football Federation of the Ukrainian SSR and was known as the Ukrainian Cup.


1956 Cup of the Ukrainian SSR, Teams, Non-participating teams
The Ukrainian teams of masters did not take part in the competition.


1956 Cupa României
The 1956 Cupa României was the 19th edition of Romania's most prestigious football cup competition.


1956 Cupa României
The title was won by Progresul Oradea against Energia Câmpia Turzii.


1956 Cupa României, Format
In the first round proper, two pots were made, first pot with Divizia A teams and other teams till 16 and the second pot with the rest of teams qualified in this phase. First pot teams will play Away. Each tie is played as a single leg.


1956 Cupa României, Format
If a match is drawn after 90 minutes, the game goes in extra time, and if the scored is still tight after 120 minutes, the team who plays away will qualify.


1956 Cupa României, Format
In case the teams are from same city, there a replay will be played.


1956 Cupa României, Format
In case the teams play in the final, there a replay will be played.


1956 Cupa României, Format
From the first edition, the teams from Divizia A entered in competition in sixteen finals, rule which remained till today.


1956 Cupa României Final
The 1956 Cupa României Final was the 19th final of Romania's most prestigious football cup competition. It was disputed between Energia Câmpia Turzii and Progresul Oradea, and was won by Progresul Oradea after a game with 2 goals. It was the first cup for Progresul Oradea.


1956 Cupa României Final
Energia Câmpia Turzii was the fifth club representing Divizia B which reached the Romanian Cup final.


1956 Currie Cup
The 1956 Currie Cup was the 26th edition of the Currie Cup, the premier domestic rugby union competition in South Africa.


1956 Currie Cup
The tournament was won by  Northern Transvaal for the second time; they beat  Natal 9–8 in the final in Durban.


1956 Czechoslovak First League, Overview
It was contested by 12 teams, and Dukla Prague won the championship. Milan Dvořák and Miroslav Wiecek were the league's top scorers with 15 goals each.


1956 DDR-Oberliga
The 1956 DDR-Oberliga was the eighth season of the DDR-Oberliga, the first tier of league football in East Germany. Rather than in the traditional autumn-spring format the Oberliga played for six seasons from 1955 to 1960 in the calendar year format, modelled on the system used in the Soviet Union. From 1961–62 onwards the league returned to its traditional format.


1956 DDR-Oberliga
The league was contested by fourteen teams. SC Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt, incidentally based at Aue and not Karl-Marx-Stadt, won the championship, the club's first official one, having previously won the transition competition in 1955. On the strength of this title Wismut qualified for the 1957–58 European Cup where the club lost to Ajax Amsterdam in the first round.


1956 DDR-Oberliga
Ernst Lindner of BSG Lokomotive Stendal was the league's top scorer with 18 goals.