Monarch Underwear Company Fire Kills 24, Injures 15 – March 19, 1958

The Soviet satellite Sputnik 2 falls from orbit after a mission duration of 162 days. This was the first spacecraft to carry a living animal, a female dog named Laika, who likely lived only a few hours. Date: April 14, 1958 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 14 📅 Events on…

Guinea declares its independence from France. Date: October 2, 1958 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 2 📅 Events on this day in 1958 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1958Pioneer 0 Launch Fails in First U.S. Lunar Orbit Attempt, August 17, 1958Aeroflot Flight 105 Crashes Near Magdan-13 Airport,…

The U.S. crewed space-flight project is renamed to Project Mercury. Date: October 7, 1958 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 7 📅 Events on this day in 1958 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1958Benjamin Britten’s Noye’s Fludde Premieres at Aldeburgh Festival, June 18, 1958Nuri al-Said Becomes Iraq Prime…

U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs into law the National Aeronautics and Space Act, which creates the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Date: July 29, 1958 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 29 📅 Events on this day in 1958 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1958Iskander Mirza…

Jack Kilby demonstrates the first working integrated circuit while working at Texas Instruments. Date: September 12, 1958 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 12 📅 Events on this day in 1958 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1958Explorer 1 Detects Van Allen Radiation Belt January 31, 1958Ben Carlin First…