▁a ▁block age ▁of ▁the ▁A 2 7 ▁tr unk ▁road . ▁ ▁August ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁( T ues day ) ▁US ▁baseball ▁player ▁Ted ▁Williams ▁sp its ▁at ▁a ▁mock ing ▁fan ▁during ▁a ▁match . ▁He ▁would ▁be ▁f ined ▁$ 5 , 0 0 0 ▁for ▁his ▁conduct . ▁Maurice ▁Bour g ès - Ma un our y , ▁France ' s ▁Def ence ▁Minister , ▁obtain s ▁support ▁from ▁Israel ▁for ▁a ▁joint ▁attack ▁on ▁S uez . ▁ ▁August ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁( W ed nes day ) ▁Fire ▁breaks ▁out ▁at ▁the ▁Bo is ▁du ▁C az ier ▁mine ▁in ▁Marc in elle , ▁Belg ium . ▁ 2 6 2 ▁min ers ▁are ▁killed , ▁workers ▁of ▁twelve ▁different ▁national ities ; ▁more ▁than ▁half ▁are ▁Italian . ▁ ▁August ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁( Th urs day ) ▁About ▁ 2 0 , 0 0 0 ▁women ▁join ▁a ▁protest ▁march ▁in ▁P ret oria , ▁South ▁Africa , ▁directed ▁against ▁the ▁country ' s ▁pass ▁laws . ▁The ▁exhibition ▁This ▁Is ▁Tom orrow , ▁featuring ▁the ▁I CA ▁Independent ▁Group ▁of ▁artists ▁and ▁inspired ▁by ▁the ▁theories ▁of ▁Marshall ▁Mc Lu han , ▁opens ▁at ▁White ch ap el ▁Art ▁Gallery ▁in ▁London . ▁The ▁collabor ators ▁include ▁Richard ▁Hamilton , ▁John ▁Vo el cker , ▁John ▁Mc H ale ▁and ▁Mag da ▁Cord ell . ▁ ▁August ▁