November 1956

Thursday 01:

Formation of Kerala state in India.

Saturday 03:

The Wizard of Oz is shown on television for the first time, with a viewing audience estimated at 45 million people.

Sunday 04:

Soviet troops invade Hungary to crush the Hungarian revolution that started on October 23. Thousands are killed, more are wounded, and nearly a quarter million leave the country.

Tuesday 06:

U.S. presidential election, 1956: Republican incumbent Dwight D. Eisenhower is reelected by defeating Democrat challenger Adlai E. Stevenson in a rematch of their contest four years earlier.

Wednesday 07:

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.

Thursday 15:

The first film starring Elvis Presley, Love Me Tender, opens.