Date: May 19, 1959
Luna 1 becomes the first spacecraft to reach the vicinity of the Moon. Date: January 4, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 4 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1959American Airlines Flight 320 East River Crash Kills 65, February 3, 1959Cuban…
Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, flees Tibet for India. Date: March 30, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 30 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1959Fidel Castro Becomes Premier of Cuba After Batista Overthrown, February 16, 19591st Annual Grammy Awards…
The Federation of Arab Emirates of the South is created as a protectorate of the United Kingdom. Date: February 11, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 11 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1959Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, Big Bopper Die in…
The Tritons' Fountain in Valletta, Malta is turned on for the first time. Date: May 16, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 16 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1959Lufthansa Flight 502 Crashes in Brazil, 36 Killed, January 11, 1959PIDE Fires…
USS Barbero and the United States Postal Service attempt the delivery of mail via Missile Mail. Date: June 8, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 8 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1959Ingemar Johansson Wins Heavyweight Title by TKO Over Floyd Patterson,…
A United States Air Force F-100 Super Sabre from Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, crashes into a nearby elementary school, killing 11 students plus six residents from the local neighborhood. Date: June 30, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 30 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day…