1956 Fact Sheet
Database: Miss America Winners by State
| Record Name | Year | City | State |
| Sharon Ritchie | 1956 | Denver | Colorado |
Database: Date of Independence for Modern Countries
| Record Name | Year | Country | Previous Ruler Country | Date |
| Morocco Country Formation Date | 1956 | Morocco | France | March 2, 1956 |
| Sudan Country Formation Date | 1956 | Sudan | Egypt and United Kingdom | January 1, 1956 |
| Tunisia Country Formation Date | 1956 | Tunisia | France | March 20, 1956 |
Database: Great Inventions by Year and Country
| Record Name | Year | Country | Region | Source | Inventor Name |
| Play-Doh | 1956 | United States | North America | Encyclopedia Britannica Almanac 2003 | Noah W. Joseph S. McVicker |
Database: Hockey Stanley Cup Winners
| Record Name | Year | Winning Team | Winning Coach | Losing Team | Losing Coach | Sport | City | Note |
| 1956 Stanley Cup Winner | 1956 | Montreal Canadiens | Hector 'Toe' Blake | Detroit Red Wings | Jimmy Skinner | Hockey | Montreal |
Database: Pulitzer Prize Winning Novels By Year
| Record Name | Year | Title | Author |
| Andersonville, MacKinlay Kantor | 1956 | Andersonville | MacKinlay Kantor |
Database: United Nations Presidents
| Record Name | Origin | Year | Session |
| Rudecindo Ortega | Chile | 1956 | First emergency special |
| Rudecindo Ortega | Chile | 1956 | Second emergency special |
| Wan Waithayakon | Thailand | 1956 | Eleventh |
Database: Movies with the longest length
| Record Name | Country | Year | Length (Minutes) |
| The Ten Commandments | USA | 1956 | 220 |
| War and Peace | USA | 1956 | 208 |
Database: Tour de France Winners
| Record Name | Year | Winning Country | Sport | Tour | Winning Name |
| Roger Walkowiak Tour 43 | 1956 | France | Cycling | 43 | Roger Walkowiak |
Database: Council of Europe's treaties
| Record Name | Treaty | European Non-Member State | Non European Non-Member State | European Community | Number | Opening date | Entry into force date | Source |
| Protocol to the General Agreement on Privileges and Immunities of the Council of Europe (010) | Protocol to the General Agreement on Privileges and Immunities of the Council of Europe | 010 | 6/11/1952 | 11/7/1956 | Council of Europe | |||
| Agreement on the Exchange of War Cripples between Member Countries of the Council of Europe with a view to Medical Treatment (020) | Agreement on the Exchange of War Cripples between Member Countries of the Council of Europe with a view to Medical Treatment | Yes | Yes | 020 | 13/12/1955 | 1/1/1956 | Council of Europe | |
| European Convention on the Equivalence of Periods of University Study (021) | European Convention on the Equivalence of Periods of University Study | Yes | Yes | 021 | 15/12/1956 | 18/9/1957 | Council of Europe | |
| Second Protocol to the General Agreement on Privileges and Immunities of the Council of Europe (022) | Second Protocol to the General Agreement on Privileges and Immunities of the Council of Europe | 022 | 15/12/1956 | 15/12/1956 | Council of Europe |
Database: Carnegie Medal for Children's Books
| Record Name | Year | Publisher | Author |
| The Last Battle | 1956 | Bodley Head | C S Lewis |
Database: Crude Oil Prices from 1949 to Present
| Record Name | Year | Nominal | 2007 Inflation Adjusted | Source |
| Crude Oil Price for 1956 | 1956 | $2.94 | $22.57 | United States Department of Energy |
Database: Formula One World Drivers Champions
| Record Name | Year | Team | Tires | Poles | Sport | Driver | Wins | Podiums | Fastest Laps | Points | Clinched | Margin (Points) | Source |
| Formula One Champion (1956) | 1956 | FERRARI | E | 6 | Auto Racing | Juan Manuel Fangio | 33 | 54 | 4 | 30 | Race 8 of 8 | 3 | Wikipedia |
Database: American Film Institute's 100 Best Movies of All Time
| Record Name | Year | Rank | Movie | Source |
| The Searchers (1956) | 1956 | 12. | The Searchers | American Film Institute |
Database: List of longest suspension bridge spans
| Record Name | Year Constructed | Country | Bridge | Location | Length (Meters) | Length (Feet) | Note | Source |
| Varodd Bridge | 1956 | Norway | Varodd Bridge | Kristiansand, Norway | 337 | 1,106 | Wikipedia |
Database: Baseball World Series Winners
| Record Name | Year | Winning Team | Losing Team | Winning City | Losing City | Sport | Score |
| World Series 1956 | 1956 | New York Yankees | Brooklyn Dodgers | NEW YORK | Brooklyn | Baseball | 4 - 3 |
Database: Wimbledon Tennis Men's Tournament Winners
| Record Name | Year | Sport | Winner | Loser | Score |
| 1956 Wimbledon Mens Result | 1956 | Tennis | Lew Hoad | Ken Rosewall | 62 46 75 64 |
Database: Aircraft Carriers of the United States
| Record Name | Country | Aircraft Carrier | Comission Year | Decomission or Loss Year | Commision Date | Decommision or Loss Date | Hull Number |
| Monterey | United States | Monterey | 1943 | 1956 | 17 Jun 1943 | 16 Jan 1956 | 26 |
| Wright | United States | Wright | 1963 | 1970 | 9 Feb 194711 May 1963 | 15 Mar 195627 May 1970 | 49 |
| Saratoga | United States | Saratoga | 1956 | 1994 | 14 Apr 1956 | 20 Aug 1994 | 60 |
Database: NCAA Basketball Tournament Champions
| Record Name | Year | Sport | City Location | Winner | Champion | Opponent | In Final 4 | In Final 4 |
| NCAA Tournament Champion (1956) | 1956 | Basketball | Evanston | San Francisco | San Francisco | Iowa | Temple | SMU |
Database: United States Average Annual Temperature
| Record Name | Year | Country | Temperature | Rank | Source |
| Average Annual Temperature for 1956 | 1956 | United States | 53.12 deg F | 79 | National Climatic Data Center |
Database: List of Secret Societies at Universities
| Record Name | Year Established | University | Member Limit | Active or Honorary | Name | Source |
| Mace and Chain (Yale University) | 1956 | Yale University | Senior | Class society | Mace and Chain | Wikipedia |
Database: Yearly Total Seasonal Rainfall for Los Angeles
| Record Name | City | State | Country | Season | Total Rainfall (inches) | Inches above or below average | Source |
| Los Angeles Seasonal Rainfall for 1956-1957 | Los Angeles | CALIFORNIA | United States | 1956-1957 | 9.54 | -5.59 | National Weather Service |
| Los Angeles Seasonal Rainfall for 1955-1956 | Los Angeles | CALIFORNIA | United States | 1955-1956 | 16.00 | +0.87 | National Weather Service |
Database: Wimbledon Tennis Women's Tournament Winners
| Record Name | Year | Sport | Winner | Loser | Score |
| 1956 Wimbledon Womens Result | 1956 | Tennis | Shirley Fry | Angela Buxton | 6-3 6-1 |
Database: Hart Memorial Trophy Winners for NHL Hockey
| Record Name | Year | Team | Sport | League | Player |
| Hart Memorial Trophy Winner (1956) | 1956 | Montreal Canadiens | Hockey | NHL | Jean Beliveau |
Database: Best Selling Singles by Year (United Kingdom)
| Record Name | Year | Country | Song | Artist | Number Sold | Source |
| I'll Be Home (Pat Boone) | 1956 | United Kingdom | I'll Be Home | Pat Boone | Wikipedia |
Database: Time Magazine's Man of the Year
| Record Name | Year | Person of the Year |
| Hungarian Freedom Fighter | 1956 | Hungarian Freedom Fighter |
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