Retro Trivia 1956

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Across
  1. 1. Movies: Giant, The Ten Commandments, The Searchers, Around the World in 80 Days
  2. 2. Presley makes his iconic first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show.
  3. 3. #1 Hits: "Don't Be Cruel" / "Hound Dog" (Elvis Presley), "Heartbreak Hotel" (Elvis Presley), "Singing the Blues" (Guy Mitchell), "Love Me Tender" (Elvis Presley)
  4. 5. Champion: Jack Burke Jr.
  5. 9. Kelly marries Prince Rainier III of Monaco in a star-studded royal wedding.
  6. 10. Series: New York Yankees (Don Larsen throws the only perfect game in World Series history)
  7. 11. Favorites: The Ed Sullivan Show, I Love Lucy, The Honeymooners, Father Knows Best
Down
  1. 1. Best Picture: Marty (awarded in March 1956)President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs the Federal-Aid Highway Act, launching the US Interstate Highway System.
  2. 4. introduces the RAMAC 305, featuring the first commercial hard disk drive (5 MB capacity).
  3. 6. video tape recorder (VTR) is demonstrated for the first time by Ampex.
  4. 7. Champions
  5. 8. Championship: New York Giants