24 May 1956 May 23, 2021 Author: Staff The first Eurovision Song Contest is held in Lugano, Switzerland. Famous Words of Inspiration..."Don't worry about people stealing your ideas. If your ideas are any good, you'll have to ram them down people's throats." Howard Aiken — Click here for more from Howard Aiken 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