▁Car ▁season ▁as ▁National ▁Champion . ▁CS ▁Din amo ▁Buc ure ști ▁becomes ▁the ▁first ▁Roman ian ▁team ▁to ▁particip ate ▁in ▁the ▁European ▁Cup ▁football ▁tournament , ▁defe ating ▁Gal at as ar ay ▁Ist an bul ▁at ▁the ▁National ▁Stadium ▁in ▁Buch ar est . ▁ ▁August ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁( M ond ay ) ▁The ▁" Cl inton ▁Tw elve " ▁( Jo ▁Ann ▁Allen , ▁Bobby ▁C ain , ▁Ther esser ▁Cas well , ▁Minn ie ▁Ann ▁Dic key , ▁G ail ▁Ann ▁E pp s , ▁Ron ald ▁Hay den , ▁William ▁L ath am , ▁Al v ah ▁J . ▁Mc Sw ain , ▁Maurice ▁Sol es , ▁Robert ▁Th acker , ▁Regin a ▁Turner ▁and ▁Alfred ▁Williams ) ▁attend ▁classes ▁at ▁Cl inton ▁High ▁School , ▁Cl inton , ▁Tennessee , ▁becoming ▁the ▁first ▁African - American ▁students ▁to ▁des eg reg ate ▁a ▁state - supported ▁public ▁school ▁in ▁the ▁S out heast ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁In ▁Egypt , ▁British ▁diplom at ▁John - Mc G l ash an , ▁business man ▁James ▁Sw in burn , ▁and ▁a ▁M alt ese ▁citiz en , ▁James ▁Zar b , ▁are ▁det ained ▁by ▁the ▁authorities ▁and ▁accused ▁of ▁sp ying . ▁ ▁August ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁( T ues day ) ▁ ▁August ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁( W ed nes day ) ▁Born ▁G G ▁All