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February 19, 1956

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Headlines from February 19, 1956

MOSCOW OFFERS TO STAGE EXHIBIT OF BALLOONS HERE; Says It Seeks to Prove U.S. Craft It Seized Were Not on Weather Research Balloons Shown Diplomats SOVIET PROPOSES BALLOON EXHIBIT 'Crude' Violation Charged U.S. Minimizes the Hazard

By Jack Raymond Special To the New York Times

USSR in reply to US note offers to organize exhibits in Washington, NYC, London, or Paris to prove balloons were not connected with weather research; USSR experts would explain purpose of balloon flights; USSR renews charge that flights were 'crude' violation of USSR territory and danger to air transport and populace in areas over which they fly; US views noted; other data

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WEIGHT MEN STAR; O'Brien Puts Shot 61 Feet 5¼ Inches to Beat All Marks Jones Victor in 600 O'Brien Fouls Twice O'Brien Sets Shot-Put Record and Backus Beats Indoor Weight-Throw Mark PIONEERS RETAIN A.A.U. TEAM TITLE Sowell Misses Mark Sixth in Row for Delany

By Joseph M. Sheehanthe New York Times (BY LARRY MORRIS)

Two world records fell, a meet mark was equalled and there were racing thrills galore last night at Madison Square Garden as the United States staged a mid-winter parade of its Olympic talent in the Amateur Athletic Union's sixty-eighth annual indoor track and field championships.

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Notable Births

Peter Holsapple

1956Peter Holsapple, American singer-songwriter and guitarist[†]

Peter Livingston Holsapple is an American musician who, along with Chris Stamey, formed the dB's, a jangle-pop band from Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He became the band's principal songwriter and singer after Stamey's departure. The band, with Stamey back in the fold, reformed with new material in 2005–2006.

Roderick MacKinnon

1956Roderick MacKinnon, American biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate[†]

Roderick MacKinnon is an American biophysicist, neuroscientist, and businessman. He is a professor of molecular neurobiology and biophysics at Rockefeller University who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry together with Peter Agre in 2003 for his work on the structure and operation of ion channels.

Dave Wakeling

1956Dave Wakeling, English singer-songwriter and guitarist[†]

David Wakeling is an English singer, songwriter and musician, best known for his work with the band the Beat and General Public.

Historical Context for February 19, 1956

In 1956, the world population was approximately 2,795,409,994 people[†]