American Officials Evaluate IMF Request
The US Treasury weighed British requests for assistance against American insistence on withdrawal from Egypt.
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November
Washington Insists on Withdrawal Beyond Ceasefire
Dwight Eisenhower's administration maintained that a ceasefire alone was insufficient and pressed Britain and France to leave Egyptian territory.
Treasury Evaluates Sterling Assistance Conditions
George Humphrey's financial officials evaluated requests affecting Britain while the political crisis over withdrawal remained unresolved.
White House Maintains Pressure for Withdrawal
Dwight Eisenhower's administration insisted that a ceasefire alone did not satisfy the demand to remove foreign forces from Egypt.
United States Maintains Leverage Through Dollar Finance
George Humphrey's government retained influence over British access to emergency dollars as withdrawal negotiations continued.
Washington Maintains Financial Conditionality
The United States continued treating British withdrawal as central to discussions over assistance for Britain's currency problem.
Invasion of Egypt
Opposes the Anglo-French invasion of Egypt and backs United Nations action to end the crisis.
December
United States Allows Limited IMF Assistance
Dwight Eisenhower's administration supported a measure of financial relief after Britain moved toward the withdrawal conditions demanded by Washington.
US Backs Postwar Sterling Stabilization Arrangements
American financial cooperation became more feasible as Britain accepted a timetable for leaving Egypt and meeting international demands.
M1 Rifle Sharpshooter Qualification
Oswald scored 212 with the M1 rifle on December 21, 1956, qualifying as a Marine sharpshooter.
Nobel Prize for Semiconductor Research
Shares the Nobel Prize in Physics for semiconductor research and discovery of the transistor effect.
Nobel Prize for Transistor Physics
Shares the Nobel Prize in Physics for semiconductor research and the transistor effect.
Nobel Prize for Transistor Physics
Shares the Nobel Prize in Physics for semiconductor research and discovery of transistor action.
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Andersonville
Publication of "Andersonville"
Away All Boats
Appears in Away All Boats as part of his run of minor film roles.
Bhowani Junction
Stars in Bhowani Junction
Castro Revolutionary Association
Archival records describe Frank Fiorini, later known as Frank Sturgis, as an American adventurer associated with Fidel Castro's revolutionary forces before the Cuban Revolution succeeded.
Distance Scale
Baades corrections help make the cosmic expansion rate more realistic for Big Bang timescales
Emmy Award Sergeant Bilko Actor
Phil Silvers won an Emmy for his starring comic portrayal of Sergeant Ernie Bilko in The Phil Silvers Show.
Government
Appointed President of the USA, 34th President, 2nd term
Gun the Man Down
First starring role in Gun the Man Down
International Science Cooperation Programme
UNESCO promoted exchanges of scientific information and international research coordination during Luther Evans's leadership.
Invasion of Egypt
Opposes the Anglo-French invasion of the Suez Canal zone in response to the Suez Crisis
Invention of Atomic Bomb
"Atomic Quest", development of the atom bomb while director of the Manhattan Project
Lucky Starr and the Big Sun of Mercury
Asimov published another Lucky Starr novel, placing its mystery on Mercury.
Marriage
Upon marrying Rainier III, Prince of Monaco becomes Her Serene Highness The Princess of Monaco, but is generally known as Princess Grace of Monaco
Military Assistance Advisory Group
Builds US advisory support for South Vietnam after the Geneva settlement
Montgomery Bus Boycott
The US. Supreme Court ruling prompts Montgomery to desegregate buses
Never Say Goodbye
Takes a supporting role in Never Say Goodbye during his early screen career.
Nobel Prize
Shares the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discoveries concerning heart catheterization and the investigation of circulatory disease.
Opposes the Anglo-French invasion of the Suez Canal zone in response to
Opposes the Anglo-French invasion of the Suez Canal zone in response to the Suez Crisis
Pfisterer Dental Laboratory Employment
Lee worked for several months as a messenger at the Pfisterer Dental Laboratory before moving back to Fort Worth.
Pulitzer Prize
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize
Rockefeller Brothers Fund
Appointed Director of the Special Studies Project for the Rockefeller Brothers Fund from 1956 to 1958
Star in the Dust
Appears in the western Star in the Dust before his later breakthrough in television westerns.
The First Traveling Saleslady
Appears in The First Traveling Saleslady, another early studio-era film role.
The Golden Chords
Forms teenage rock and roll bands while at Hibbing High School.
The Killing
Directs The Killing, a tightly structured crime film about a racetrack robbery.
The Last Question
Asimov published The Last Question, a story about entropy and the ultimate future of intelligence.
The Prince and the Showgirl
Stars in The Prince and the Showgirl, at Pinewood Studios in England, based on Terrence Rattigans The Sleeping Prince, a play about an affair between a show girl and a prince in the 1910s. Stars in Bus Stop, received a Golden Globe for Best Actress nomination for her performance
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