Date: June 26, 1959
The United States recognizes the new Cuban government of Fidel Castro. Date: January 7, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 7 π Events on this day in 1959 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1959Nine Ski Hikers Die Mysteriously in Soviet Ural Mountains, February 2, 1959Saint Lawrence Seaway…
The North Vietnamese Army establishes Group 559, whose responsibility is to determine how to maintain supply lines to South Vietnam; the resulting route is the Ho Chi Minh trail. Date: May 19, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 19 π Events on this day in 1959 π On This Day…
Cuban Revolution: Fulgencio Batista, dictator of Cuba, is overthrown by Fidel Castro's forces. Date: January 1, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 1 π Events on this day in 1959 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1959Rare June Hurricane Strikes Canadaβs Gulf of St. Lawrence, Killing 35 June…
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)…
NSΒ Savannah, the first nuclear-powered cargo-passenger ship, is launched as a showcase for Dwight D. Eisenhower's "Atoms for Peace" initiative. Date: July 21, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 21 π Events on this day in 1959 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1959Luna 1 Launches: First Moon-Vicinity Spacecraft,…
Four members of the Clutter family are murdered near Holcomb, Kansas, by Perry Smith and Richard Hickock, a crime later detailed by Truman Capote in his 1966 non-fiction novel In Cold Blood. Date: November 15, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on November 15 π Events on this day in 1959 π …