SS Andrea Doria was an ocean liner for the Italian Line out of Genoa,
Italy. The ship capsized and sank on 26 July 1956 after colliding with
the MS Stockholm as it was en route to New York. Of the nearly
1,500 passengers and more than 600 crew members only 46
people died in one of the most successful rescues in maritime
history.  

  



Dinah Shore was a popular recording artist during the Big Band era of the 1940s
and 1950s. She was the first singer to achieve huge solo success. She achieved
even greater success a decade later, in television, mainly as hostess of a series
of variety programs for Chevrolet. TV Guide magazine ranked her at #16 on their 
list of the top fifty television stars of all time. 

1956

The Sovereign Hotel on Broadway was built in 1923 and was once the home of KFWV radio, Later known as KWJJ. The hotel was converted into apartments in 1982. The Oregon Historical Society purchased the nine story structure to expand the Oregon History Center. 

  
                 
                       Franklin Joseph "Frankie" Lymon 

                 (September 30, 1942 – February 27, 1968)

Frankie Lymon was best known as the lead singer of the rock and roll
group, The Teenagers. Their first single in 1956, “Why Do Fools Fall
In Love”, was also their biggest hit.

Lymon died of a heroin overdose at age 25 in his grandmother’s New
York home. He was on leave from a Georgia army post at the time and
was scheduled to record for Roulette Records the next day. Lymon’s
short life inspired the 1998 film, Why Do Fools Fall In Love?

From left: Phil Everly, Clyde McPhatter, KJR dj Dick Stokke and Frankie
Lymon in 1957