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11 June 1956 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 11 June 1956 was a Monday.
- Top Film of 1956
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1956 was The Ten Commandments.
- Bestselling Novel of 1956
- “Don't Go Near the Water” by William Brinkley was No. 1 on Publishers Weekly's US fiction list for 1956.
- Top-Rated TV Show
- “I Love Lucy” (CBS) was No. 1 in the Nielsen ratings for the 1956–57 season.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 11 June is Gemini.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 11 June 1956 fell in the Year of the Monkey.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for June is Pearl.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 11 June 1956 was Waxing Crescent.
On this day: 11 June
- 1962 Frank Morris, John Anglin and Clarence Anglin allegedly become the only prisoners to escape from the prison on Alcatraz Island.
- 1963 American Civil Rights Movement: Governor of Alabama George Wallace defiantly stands at the door of Foster Auditorium at the University of Alabama in an attempt to block two black students, Vivian Malone and James Hood, from attending that school. Later in the day, accompanied by federalized National Guard troops, they are able to register.
- 1963 Buddhist monk Thích Quảng Đức burns himself with gasoline in a busy Saigon intersection to protest the lack of religious freedom in South Vietnam.
- 1963 John F. Kennedy addresses Americans from the Oval Office proposing the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which would revolutionize American society by guaranteeing equal access to public facilities, ending segregation in education, and guaranteeing federal protection for voting rights.
- 1968 Lloyd J. Old identifies the first cell surface antigens that could differentiate among different cell types.
Famous people born on June 11
- Shia LaBeouf, American actor (born 1986)
- Peter Dinklage, American actor and producer (born 1969)
- Gene Wilder, American actor, director, and screenwriter (1933–2016)
- Hugh Laurie, English actor and screenwriter (born 1959)
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Events of 1956 in the United States
A selection from Wikipedia's '1956 in the United States'. Not a complete list.
- February 24 – Doris Day records her most famous song, "Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)"; it is from Alfred Hitchcock's The Man Who Knew Too Much, in which Day co-stars with James Stewart.
- March 15 – The Broadway musical My Fair Lady opens in New York City.
- April 2 – The first episodes of As the World Turns and The Edge of Night are broadcast on CBS television.
Life in the US in 1956
President
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Gas (per gallon)
$0.30
Loaf of Bread
$0.18
Average House
$10,000
Weekly Wage
$73
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