The Potsdam Conference was held at Potsdam in the Soviet occupation zone from July 17 to August 2, 1945, to allow the three leading Allies to plan the postwar peace, while avoiding the mistakes of the Paris Peace Conference of 1919. The participants were the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, and the United States. They were represented respectively by General Secretary Joseph Stalin, Prime Ministers Winston Churchill and Clement Attlee, and President Harry S. Truman. They gathered to decide how to administer Germany, which had agreed to an unconditional surrender nine weeks earlier. The goals of the conference also included establishing the postwar order, solving issues on the peace treaty, and countering the effects of the war.
1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1956th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 956th year of the 2nd millennium, the 56th year of the 20th century, and the 7th year of the 1950s decade.
1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1966th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 966th year of the 2nd millennium, the 66th year of the 20th century, and the 7th year of the 1960s decade.
The Special Relationship is a term that is often used to describe the political, social, diplomatic, cultural, economic, legal, environmental, religious, military and historic relations between the United Kingdom and the United States or its political leaders. The term first came into popular usage after it was used in a 1946 speech by former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill. Both nations have been close allies during many conflicts in the 20th and the 21st centuries, including World War I, World War II, the Korean War, the Cold War, the Gulf War and the war on terror.
Sir Frank William Brangwyn was a Welsh artist, painter, watercolourist, printmaker, illustrator, and designer.
September 1956 was the ninth month of that leap year. The month which began on a Saturday and ended after 30 days on a Sunday
Events from the year 1956 in the United States.
January 1956 was the first month of that leap year. The month which began on a Sunday and ended after 31 days on a Tuesday.
The following events occurred in October 1955:
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The following events occurred in March 1955:
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The following events occurred in October 1954:
The following events occurred in July 1954:
The following events occurred in June 1953:
February 1956 was the second month of that leap year. The month which began on a Wednesday and ended after 29 days on a Wednesday.
March 1956 was the third month of that leap year. The month which began on a Thursday and ended after 31 days on a Saturday
April 1956 was the fourth month of that leap year. The month which began on a Sunday and ended after 30 days on a Monday
The following events occurred in May 1956:
July 1956 was the seventh month of that leap year. The month which began on a Sunday and ended after 31 days on a Tuesday
