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1956 at a Glance
President of the United States:
Dwight D. Eisenhower
United States Population:
168,903,031
Price of a Gallon of Gas:
$.30
Best Picture Academy Award:
"Around the World in Eighty Days"
Number One Song:
"Hound Dog" - Elvis Presley
Baseball - World Series:
New York Yankees d. Brooklyn Dodgers (4-3)
NCAA Basketball Championship:
San Francisco d. Iowa (83-71)
NFL Championship:
New York Giants d. Chicago Bears (47-7)
Interesting Fact:
Elvis Presley enters the United States music charts for the first time, with Heartbreak Hotel
