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1956
February 6 - Autherine Lucy becomes the first African American student to enroll in the University of Alabama.
March 15 - The longest-running musical in the history of Broadway theater, My Fair Lady, is first performed in New York City.
April 18 - Prince Ranier III of Monaco marries American actress Grace Kelly.
April 28 - New York Coliseum Exhibit Hall in New York City is opened.
June 16 - The first federal aid to U.S. libraries is enacted.
July 23 - Bedloe's Island in New York harbor renamed "Liberty," for the Statue of Liberty.
August 1 - The Salk Polio vaccine becomes available to the public.
August 11 - Artist Jackson Pollock dies.
August 17 - The U.S. offers financial aid to Egypt for the construction of the Aswan Dam.
August 19 - The U.S. withdraws financial aid to Egypt for the Aswan Dam due to Egypt's connection to the Soviet Union.
August 23 - The first transcontinental helicopter flight begins.
September 1 - The first U.S. stamps honoring workers are issued.
September 14 - The first lobotomy is performed at the George Washington University Hospital in Washington, D.C.
September 25 - The first telephone conversation over transoceanic telephone cable takes place.
October 30 - The first naval expedition to the South Pole, led by G. J. Dufek, lands.
November 6 - Dwight Eisenhower is re-elected U.S. President.
December 22 - The first gorilla born in captivity is at the Columbus, Ohio Zoo.