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WASHINGTON, May 23-- Brainstorming, the art of successful idea-production, came to the Navy Department today.
Premier ben Halim says Western support of Israel may disaffect Libya from West
Eisenhower sees current period one of profound changes in doctrine, orgn and weapons, news conf
Sen Gore sees USSR ahead of US in development, US Cong com; AEC Chmn Strauss denial
Trumans in Naples
1956R. B. Bernstein, American constitutional historian (died 2023)[†]
Richard B. Bernstein was an American constitutional historian, a distinguished adjunct professor of law at New York Law School, and lecturer in law and political science at the City College of New York's Skadden, Arps Honors Program in Legal Studies in its Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership.
1956Larry Blackmon, American singer-songwriter and producer[†]
Larry Ernest Blackmon is an American vocalist and musician, known as the lead singer, founder and frontman of the funk and R&B band Cameo.
1956Dominic Grieve, English lawyer and politician, Attorney General for England and Wales[†]
Dominic Charles Roberts Grieve is a British barrister and former politician who served as Shadow Home Secretary from 2008 to 2009 and Attorney General for England and Wales from 2010 to 2014. He served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Beaconsfield from 1997 to 2019 and was the Chair of the Intelligence and Security Committee from 2015 to 2019.
1956Michael Jackson, Irish archbishop[†]
Michael Geoffrey St Aubyn Jackson is a Church of Ireland Anglican bishop. Since 2011, he has served as the Archbishop of Dublin and Bishop of Glendalough in the Church of Ireland. He is also the co-chairman of the Porvoo Communion of Anglican and Lutheran churches.
1956Martha Annie Whiteley, English chemist and mathematician (born 1866)[†]
Martha Annie Whiteley, was an English chemist and mathematician. She was instrumental in advocating for women's entry into the Chemical Society, and was best known for her dedication to advancing women's equality in the field of chemistry. She is identified as one of the Royal Society of Chemistry's 175 Faces of Chemistry.
1956The first Eurovision Song Contest is held in Lugano, Switzerland.[†]
The Eurovision Song Contest, often known simply as Eurovision, is an international song competition organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) among its members since 1956. Each participating broadcaster submits an original song representing its country to be performed and broadcast live to all of them via the Eurovision and Euroradio networks, and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine a winner.
In 1956, the world population was approximately 2,795,409,994 people[†]