Anglo-French-Israeli invasion of Egypt
1956 · Event
Israel, then Britain and France, attack Egypt to seize the canal and topple Nasser.
On these timelines: Master, France, North Africa, The Levant
Around 1956
- Indian independence and Partition (1947)
- The Beatles (1960)
- Founding of the State of Israel (1948)
- Cold War (1947)
- Korean War (1950)
- Pop music: the 1960s (1960)
- Pop music: the 1950s (1950)
- People's Republic of China founded (1949)
- Cuban Missile Crisis (1962)
- Vietnam War (American phase) (1965)