56 days before August 19, 1999

would be

June 24, 1999 (Thursday)

Time Zone: America/New_York (GMT-05:00)

• Day numbers: 175

• Week number: 25

• Leap year: 1999 is not a leap year

• Daylight Saving Time: Yes

Sunrise, Sunset Times for June 24, 1999 (Thursday)

• Sunrise time: 06:05 am

• Sunset time: 09:05 pm

• Day length: 15h 00m

Moon Phase for June 24, 1999 (Thursday)

• Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous

• Illumination: 86%

• Moon Age: 11.2 day(s)

June 24, 1999 Holidays and National Days

1970

The U.S. Senate votes overwhelmingly to repeal the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution.

1964

The Federal Trade Commission announces that, starting in 1965, cigarette makers must include warning labels about the harmful effects of smoking.

1955

Soviet MIGs down a U.S. Navy patrol plane over the Bering Strait.

1953

John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Bouvier announce their engagement.

1948

The Soviet Union begins the Berlin Blockade, America responds with the Berlin Airlift.

1943

Royal Air Force Bombers hammer Muelheim, Germany, in a drive to cripple the Ruhr industrial base.

1941

President Franklin Roosevelt pledges all possible support to the Soviet Union.

1940

France signs an armistice with Italy.

1931

The Soviet Union and Afghanistan sign a treaty of neutrality.