Text on "The Year 1956 in Review" Coffee Gift Mug

Dwight Eisenhower re-elected President, defeating Adlai Stevenson handily for a second time * Soviet leader Khrushchev publicly denounces Stalin, begins official policy of "de-Stalinization" in the USSR * Egypt seizes Suez Canal; Britain and France respond with force; U.S. and Soviet Union help negotiate a cease-fire Israel invades Sinai Peninsula * Soviet troops suppress a popular uprising against the communist regime in Hungary * Congress approves Highway Act, which allows for construction of the U.S. interstate highway system * Fidel Castro begins revolution in Cuba * Italian ocean liner Andrea Doria sinks after colliding with another vessel * Olympic Games held in Melbourne, Australia Movies: The Ten Commandments, Lust for Life, Around the World in 80 Days, The Man with the Golden Arm, The Seventh Seal Songs: Don't Be Cruel, Blue Suede Shoes, Hound Dog, I Could Have Danced All Night, On the Street Where You Live TV Shows: Danny Thomas Show, Perry Como Show, Ed Sullivan Show, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, December Bride, This is Your Life Books: Peyton Place, Grace Metalious; Profiles in Courage, John F. Kennedy; The Last Hurrah, Edwin O'Connor; The Organization Man, W.H. Whyte Rock and roll becomes a national phenomenon, fueled by the popularity of Elvis Presley - My Fair Lady opens in New York - Grace Kelly marries Monaco's Prince Rainier III - Artist Jackson Pollock dies Entertainment: * Nobel Prize Winner (Literature) -Juan Ramon Jimenez - Spain * Best Selling Fiction - Don't Go Near the Water, William Brinkley * Best Selling Non- Fiction - Arthritis and Common Sense, Dan Dale Alexander * Best Picture - Around the World in 80 Days, United Artis * Best Director - George Stevens, Giant * Best Actress - Ingrid Bergman, Anastasia * Best Actor - Yul Brynner, The King and I Sport champions: * MLB - New York Yankees * NFL - New York Giants * NBA - Philadelphia 76ers * NHL - Montreal Canadiens * NCAA-Basketball - San Francisco * KY Derby - Needles * U.S. Open Golf - Cary Middlecoff * U.S. Open Tennis (Men) - Ken Rosewall * U.S. Open Tennis (Women) - Shirley Fry