24 May 1956 May 23, 2021 Author: Staff The first Eurovision Song Contest is held in Lugano, Switzerland. Famous Words of Inspiration..."Ordinary life is pretty complex stuff." Harvey Pekar — Click here for more from Harvey Pekar Related posts: 24 May 1956 24 May 1956 29 January 1959 6 April 1974 30 January 1956 25 February 1956 3 January 1956 25 September 1956 6 November 1956 3 January 1956 Categories: History Tags: 1956, 24 May