McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II First Flight, May 27, 1958

Ben Carlin becomes the first (and only) person to circumnavigate the world by amphibious vehicle, having travelled over 17,000 kilometres (11,000 mi) by sea and 62,000 kilometres (39,000 mi) by land during a ten-year journey. Date: May 13, 1958 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 13 📅 Events on this day in 1958…

Capital Airlines Flight 300 collides in mid-air with a United States Air Force Lockheed T-33 over Brunswick, Maryland, killing 12. Date: May 20, 1958 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 20 📅 Events on this day in 1958 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1958US Army Launches Explorer 3…

Imre Nagy, Pál Maléter and other leaders of the 1956 Hungarian Uprising are executed. Date: June 16, 1958 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 16 📅 Events on this day in 1958 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1958U.S. Crewed Space Flight Renamed Project Mercury, October 7, 1958Willie O’Ree…

Founding of the Benelux Economic Union, creating a testing ground for a later European Economic Community. Date: February 3, 1958 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 3 📅 Events on this day in 1958 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1958US Launches First Solar-Powered Satellite in Long-Term Orbit March…

The National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics is replaced by NASA. Date: October 1, 1958 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 1 📅 Events on this day in 1958 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1958Ripple Rock Destroyed in Seymour Narrows Explosion, April 5, 1958Central African Republic Attains Self-Rule Within…