Date: May 19, 1959
The Saint Lawrence Seaway, linking the North American Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean, officially opens to shipping. Date: April 25, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 25 π Events on this day in 1959 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1959Jack Kilby Files First Integrated Circuit Patent…
American disc jockey Alan Freed, who had popularized the term "rock and roll" and music of that style, is fired from WABC radio over allegations he had participated in the payola scandal. Date: November 21, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on November 21 π Events on this day in 1959 π …
Venus occults the star Regulus. This rare event is used to determine the diameter of Venus and the structure of the Venusian atmosphere. Date: July 7, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 7 π Events on this day in 1959 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1959PIDE Fires…
A parcel bomb sent by NgΓ΄ ΔΓ¬nh Nhu, younger brother and chief adviser of South Vietnamese President NgΓ΄ ΔΓ¬nh Diα»m, fails to kill King Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia. Date: August 31, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 31 π Events on this day in 1959 π On This Day (Today)…
Sheremetyevo International Airport, the second-largest airport in Russia, opens. Date: August 11, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 11 π Events on this day in 1959 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1959Discoverer 1 Spy Satellite Launch Fails, First Polar Orbit Attempt, February 28, 1959Saint Lawrence Seaway Opens…
TAI Flight 307 crashes during takeoff from BordeauxβMΓ©rignac Airport in Bordeaux, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, killing 55 people. Date: September 24, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 24 π Events on this day in 1959 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1959Luna 1 Launches: First Moon-Vicinity Spacecraft, First Sun Orbit,…