ixon ▁as ▁his ▁running ▁mate . ▁Nat ▁King ▁Cole ▁is ▁among ▁the ▁speak ers ▁at ▁the ▁convention . ▁ ▁August ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁( F rid ay ) ▁A ▁United ▁States ▁Army ▁Shaw ne e ▁hel ic opter ▁makes ▁the ▁first ▁non - stop ▁hel ic opter ▁flight ▁across ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁main land , ▁having ▁flow n ▁ 2 , 6 1 0 ▁miles ▁( 4 , 2 0 3   km ) ▁from ▁San ▁Diego , ▁California , ▁to ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁D ied : ▁Ken ji ▁M iz og uch i , ▁ 5 8 , ▁Japanese ▁film ▁director ▁( le uk emia ) ▁ ▁August ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁( S aturday ) ▁At ▁Jas na ▁Gó ra ▁Mon aster y , ▁an ▁estimated ▁million ▁pil gr ims ▁take ▁the ▁Jas na ▁Gó ra ▁" O ath s ▁of ▁the ▁Polish ▁Nation ", ▁interpreted ▁as ▁an ▁anti - Comm un ist ▁protest . ▁D ied : ▁Alfred ▁Kin sey , ▁ 6 2 , ▁US ▁sex ▁research er ▁( heart ▁a il ment ▁and ▁p neum onia ) ▁ ▁August ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁( S und ay ) ▁The ▁Wisconsin ▁ 2 5 0 ▁motor ▁race ▁is ▁held ▁at ▁Wisconsin ▁State ▁Fair ▁Park ▁Speed way , ▁United ▁States , ▁and ▁is ▁won ▁by ▁Jimmy ▁Bry an , ▁who ▁would ▁end ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁US AC ▁Championship