William Augustus Banks III is an American athlete. Born at Travis Air Force Base, California, he grew up in San Diego County and went to Oceanside High School. Banks is an Eagle Scout.

1956Helen Rollason, English sports journalist and sportscaster (died 1999)^[†]

Helen Frances Rollason was a British sports journalist and television presenter, who in 1990 became the first female presenter of the BBC's sports programme Grandstand. She was also a regular presenter of Sport on Friday, and of the children's programme Newsround during the 1980s.

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1956Aleksanteri Aava, Finnish poet (born 1883)^[†]

Aleksanteri Aava, born Aleksanteri (Santeri) Kuparinen, was a Finnish poet and smallholder.

Historical Context for March 11, 1956

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

Headlines from March 11, 1956

M'CLELLAN HEADS NEW LOBBY PANEL, ENDING DEADLOCK; Senator Accepts Inquiry Job Reluctantly--Promises to Avoid 'Witch Hunt' SUBPOENA RULE VOTED Arkansan Calls Investigation Into Pressure Groups and Gifts Disagreeable Task Gore Criticized Rules M'CLELLAN HEADS LOBBYING INQUIRY

STEVENSON SAYS G.O.P. IS ALTERING PRESIDENT'S ROLE; Tells Rally in Detroit Limits Are More for a Kingdom Than a Democracy Election Called Vital STEVENSON SCORES PRESIDENT'S ROLE

French Reinforce Algeria; Apologize to U.S. on Tunis; FRENCH BUILD UP FORCE IN ALGERIA France Apologizes to U.S. French Kill 34 Rebels

Bonin Islanders Seek U.S. Tie But Remain International Pawns; Descendants of Americans Ask Citizenship in Vain--Fight Return of Japanese

Anti-Semitism Rise Linked to World Plot; WORLD PLOT TIED TO ANTI-SEMITISM

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Historical Context for March 11, 1956