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1956
24 Jan
Plans unveiled for homes in Barbican
11 Feb
'Cambridge spies' surface in Moscow
25 Feb
Khrushchev lashes out at Stalin
29 Feb
Hopes for Mid East peace mission
02 Mar
King of Jordan sacks British general
05 Mar
US court victory for black students
09 Mar
Britain deports Cyprus Archbishop
10 Mar
Riots erupt in Cyprus over Archbishop
22 Mar
King convicted for bus boycott
19 Apr
Prince Rainier marries Grace Kelly
07 May
Minister rejects anti-smoking lobby
09 May
Mystery of missing frogman deepens
18 Jun
Truman rejects anti-Stalin talk
03 Jul
Commonwealth heads honoured
26 Jul
Egypt seizes Suez Canal
23 Oct
Hungarians rise up against Soviet rule
26 Oct
Fighting spreads in Hungary revolution
04 Nov
Soviet troops overrun Hungary
06 Nov
Allied forces take control of Suez
07 Nov
Eisenhower re-elected with record vote
29 Nov
Motorists panic as petrol rations loom
19 Dec
Thick fog causes death on roads
23 Dec
Jubilation as allied troops leave Suez
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