Yahoo! Sports: How The 1956 Winter Olympics Changed "Everything" In Cortina, Italy NBC 10 Philadelphia: It's 1956: Time travel to when Cortina last hosted the Olympics eng.belta: Cortina d’Ampezzo 1956: The Olympics that made history on screen and on ice In the history of the modern Olympic Games, only ten cities have had the honor of hosting the main quadrennial sporting event twice. Among them is the mountain resort of Cortina d’Ampezzo, which in ...

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Cortina d’Ampezzo 1956: The Olympics that made history on screen and on ice October 19 – The Soviet–Japanese Joint Declaration of 1956 is signed in Moscow, ending the legal state of war between the Soviet Union and Japan (with effect from December 12) and making possible the restoration of diplomatic relations between the two nations. Historical events from year 1956. Learn about 546 famous, scandalous and important events that happened in 1956 or search by date or keyword. Discover the most significant events of 1956, from world-changing political decisions to cultural milestones.

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