What Happened on November 8, 1956

Historical Events

The Ten Commandments

Biblical drama film "The Ten Commandments", directed by Cecil B. DeMille, starring Charlton Heston and Yul Brynner premieres at the Criterion Theater in NYC

Long Day's Journey Into Night

NYT critic Brooks Atkinson writes of Eugene O'Neill's latest play 'With the production of 'Long Day's Journey Into Night' at the Helen Hayes last evening, the American theater acquires size and stature." [1]

UN demands USSR leave Hungary

Events in 1956

Famous Birthdays

Randi Brooks, American actress (Man With 2 Brains, Tightrope), born in New York City
Richard Curtis, British screenwriter (Blackadder, Four Wedding and a Funeral), born in Wellington, New Zealand

Born in 1956 1956 Highlights