Friday, November 2, 1956

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The Headlines

AIRFIELDS RAKED; Pace of the Fighting Increases as British and French Move on Egypt

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On This Day

• Suez Crisis: Israel occupies the Gaza Strip.

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• Hungarian Revolution: Nikita Khrushchev meets with leaders of other Communist countries to seek their advice on the situation in Hungary, selecting János Kádár as the country's next leader on the advice of Josip Broz Tito.

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You Share a Birthday With

• James K. Polk (1795)
• Warren G. Harding (1865)
• Marie Antoinette (1755)
• George Boole (1815)
• Odysseas Elytis (1911)

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Tech Check

Hard Disk Drive (IBM 305), Videotape & Transatlantic Telephone Cable.

Cost of Living (1950)