Aftermath of collision between the Italian luxury liner SS Andrea Doria and Swedish American Line MS Stockholm (previously the MV Astoria) off the coast of Nantucket, Massachusetts. The two ocean liners upturned at the sea and the wreckage floats in water. Victims of the cruise ships on board another ship after rescue. Collision killed nearly 50 people.
Race for United States President. Adlai Stevenson chosen as the Presidential candidate at Democratic Party convention at Chicago. Dwight D Eisenhower nominated as the Republican convention in San Francisco. People carry banners supporting Eisenhower at the convention. President Eisenhower with his wife. Eisenhower wins the election and a board reads 'By states Eisenhower wins in US' President Eisenhower and Vice President Richard Nixon after winning the elections.
Major events of 1956. In an aftermath of Hungarian revolution against Russian slavery people flee from their homes. Civilian refugees loaded in trucks fled for freedom and safety. Man carries a child on his back as he moves to a safer place to escape the Red Army's atrocities. Views of men, women, and children refugees fleeing Soviet oppression.
Major events of 1956. Ships underway in Suez Canal, Egypt. President, Abdul Nasser announces the seizure of the canal. Soldiers move up in Egypt and dead Egyptian soldiers as a result of Anglo French attack. Anglo French planes bomb the canal area. Airborne troops land in the canal area. Debris due to aerial bombings spread on the street. Matter discussed at the United Nations meeting leading to a cease fire in the area. The Secretary General of the United Nations Dag Hammarskjold arrives in Egypt for negotiations. The United Nations Emergency Police forces enter a city in Egypt. People give a warm welcome to the forces.
The United Nations Security Council meeting in New York, United States. Delegates discuss the issue of invasion of South Korea by North Korea (Korean War period). Soviet representative Yakov Malik boycotts the presence of Nationalist Chinese representative and walks out of the meeting.
A mass Communist demonstration by indoctrinated Germans in Berlin, Germany. Communists resort to violence in France against Marshall Plan aid. In Tokyo, Japan Communists demonstrations crushed by the police. Communists resort to violence at Union Square in New York, United states. Valentin Gubitchev,a Soviet employee in United Nations, being deported, after being sentenced for obtaining secret documents from Judith Coplon.
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