At the pre-Independence Constitutional Conference held by the founding fathers of Nigeria in London in 1956, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, leader of the Action Group (AC), went up to the table of Alhaji Ahmadu Bello, leader of the Northern Peoples Congress (NPC), to exchange greetings with him.
The three-times defending Dutch champions have scored an amazing 3,998 goals in 1,744 league games since the Eredivisie was established, back in 1956. That also translates into 2.29 strikes per match, leaving the Rood-Witten second only to Ajax, who were the first side to break the four-thousand-goal barrier.
1956. South Africa Resumed on 570 for five after tea and lost Mark Boucher (21) and Robin Peterson (4), left-arm spinner Mohammad Rafique, playing his last international, removing them in consecutive overs to make his test tally to 100 wickets, a record for his side.
Joe Girardi is plain-spoken, ambitious and determined to be his own man as the new manager of the New York Yankees. But the influence of his former boss, Joe Torre, is bound to seep in as Girardi deals with the Big Apple's non-stop scrutiny.
BUNKER HILL - Dr. Greg Bell is certainly proud of the gold medal he won in the long jump in the 1956 Summer Olympics. But it's what he's been doing since then that makes him unique.
JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) †Tornadoes in Missouri are on the rise, even if experts can’t say for certain why. National Weather Service records going back to 1956 show an average of 30 tornadoes a year in Missouri.
April Gaye January Cooper was born on Leap Day Feb. 29, 1956, in Costa Mesa. Like many Leap Day babies, her birthdays don't add up to the number of years she has lived. Cooper is 52 years old, but she will only be celebrating her 13th birthday today.
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