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The following events occurred in May 1956:

May 1, 1956 (Tuesday)

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May 2, 1956 (Wednesday)

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May 3, 1956 (Thursday)

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May 4, 1956 (Friday)

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Unveiling of the National Monument

May 5, 1956 (Saturday)

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May 6, 1956 (Sunday)

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May 7, 1956 (Monday)

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  • The UK's health minister, R. H. Turton, rejected a proposed government campaign against smoking, on the grounds that the theory that smoking caused lung cancer "has not been proved".[12]

May 8, 1956 (Tuesday)

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May 9, 1956 (Wednesday)

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May 10, 1956 (Thursday)

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May 11, 1956 (Friday)

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May 12, 1956 (Saturday)

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May 13, 1956 (Sunday)

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May 14, 1956 (Monday)

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  • The U.S. steam schooner Howard Olson collided with another U.S. ship, SS Marine Leopard, 175 nautical miles (324 km) south of San Francisco, California. The Howard Olson sank, with the loss of six members of her 28 crew.[26][27]
  • Harry Pollitt resigned as General Secretary of the British Communist Party; Pollitt was suffering from poor health and was replaced by John Gollan.[28]

May 15, 1956 (Tuesday)

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May 16, 1956 (Wednesday)

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May 17, 1956 (Thursday)

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May 18, 1956 (Friday)

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May 19, 1956 (Saturday)

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May 20, 1956 (Sunday)

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The Redwing Cherokee nuclear detonation

May 21, 1956 (Monday)

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May 22, 1956 (Tuesday)

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  • In the United States, the NBC television network used its peacock logo for the first time, to indicate the quality of its colour television broadcasting.[41]
  • Swedish teacher Gunnel Gummeson and her American boyfriend Peter Winant were reportedly seen for the last time in Shibarghan, Afghanistan, before going missing. In 1977, Gummeson would be declared presumed dead, probably murdered.[42]

May 23, 1956 (Wednesday)

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May 24, 1956 (Thursday)

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May 25, 1956 (Friday)

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May 26, 1956 (Saturday)

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May 27, 1956 (Sunday)

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May 28, 1956 (Monday)

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  • A Gloster Meteor NF.Mk 11 overshot the runway while taking off from RAF Wahn, West Germany. The two-man crew were unhurt, but the plane was damaged beyond repair.[48]

May 29, 1956 (Tuesday)

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May 30, 1956 (Wednesday)

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May 31, 1956 (Thursday)

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