WHAT ALL HAPPENED SEPTEMBER TO NOVEMBER 1956
Find out what all happened September to November 1956

In the midst of the Suez Crisis, Palestinian refugees are shot dead in the village of Rafah by Israeli soldiers following the invasion of the Gaza Strip. (12. November 1956)

Suez Crisis begins: Israeli forces invade the Sinai Peninsula and push Egyptian forces back toward the Suez Canal. (29. October 1956)

The IBM 305 RAMAC is introduced, the first commercial computer to use disk storage. (13. September 1956)

Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, the Indian Untouchable caste leader, converts to Buddhism along with 385,000 of his followers (see Neo-Buddhism). (14. October 1956)

Thousands of Hungarians protest against the government and Soviet occupation. (The Hungarian Revolution is crushed on November 4). (23. October 1956)

The dike around the Dutch polder East Flevoland is closed. (13. September 1956)

New York Yankees's Don Larsen pitched the only perfect game in a World Series; one of only 21 perfect games in MLB history. (8. October 1956)

Soviet troops enter Hungary to end the Hungarian revolution against the Soviet Union, that started on October 23. Thousands are killed, more are wounded, and nearly a quarter million leave the country. (4. November 1956)

In India, Kanyakumari district is joined to Tamilnadu state from Kerala. (1. November 1956)

Suez Crisis: The United Nations General Assembly adopts a resolution calling for the United Kingdom, France and Israel to immediately withdraw their troops from Egypt. (7. November 1956)

The Supreme Court of the United States declares Alabama laws requiring segregated buses illegal, thus ending the Montgomery Bus Boycott. (13. November 1956)

Suez Crisis: The United Kingdom and France begin bombing Egypt to force the reopening of the Suez Canal. (31. October 1956)

Kenyan rebel leader Dedan Kimathi is captured by the British Army, signalling the ultimate defeat of the Mau Mau Uprising, and essentially ending the British military campaign. (21. October 1956)

The Indian states Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, and Mysore state are formally created under the States Reorganisation Act. (1. November 1956)

Morocco, Sudan and Tunisia join the United Nations. (12. November 1956)

Fortran, the first modern computer language, is shared with the coding community for the first time. (15. October 1956)

The Khan Yunis killings are perpetrated by the Israel Defense Forces in Egyptian-controlled Gaza, resulting in the deaths of 275 male Arabs. (3. November 1956)

The Springhill mining disaster in Springhill, Nova Scotia kills 39 miners; 88 are rescued. (1. November 1956)

The first commercial nuclear power station is officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II in Sellafield,in Cumbria, England. (17. October 1956)

USAF Captain Milburn G. Apt becomes the first man to exceed Mach 3 while flying the Bell X-2. Shortly thereafter, the craft goes out of control and Captain Apt is killed. (27. September 1956)