In 1956 (the year you were born)

Dwight Eisenhower is president of the US (uh huh) 101 Southern Congressmen call for massive resistance to the Supreme Court desegregation rulings (how embarrassing for the rest of us white people) Italian liner Andrea Doria collides with Swedish liner Stockholm and sinks of Nantucket Island (this was, like, RIGHT around my birthday) An anti-Communist revolt in Hungary is crushed by Soviet troops and tanks (sheesh! what a lot of fun the world was having) Suez crisis occurs in the Middle East (ditto) Elvis Presley enters the music charts for the first time, with "Heartbreak Hotel". (ho hum) Mel Gibson, Bill Maher, Joe Montana, Tom Hanks, and Larry Bird born (at least I'm in good company) New York Yankees win the World Series (BFD) New York Giants win the NFL championship (ditto) Montreal Canadiens win the Stanley Cup (double ditto) Howl and Other Poems by Allen Ginsberg is published (this is kinda cool) Elvis Presley appears on The Ed Sullivan Show (No hips for YOU!) The Price is Right game show premieres (and the sucker is still going--just like me!)

What Happened the Year You Were Born?

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