Date: June 26, 1959
Project Mercury: NASA announces the selection of the United States' first seven astronauts, whom the news media quickly dub the "Mercury Seven". Date: April 9, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 9 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1959Explorer 6 Launches…
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 → 📅 Other events on November 21 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅…
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…
At Cape Canaveral, Florida, the first successful test firing of a Titan intercontinental ballistic missile is accomplished. Date: February 6, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 6 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1959First U.S. Congress Elections in Hawaii Statehood July…
Discoverer 1, an American spy satellite that is the first object intended to achieve a polar orbit, is launched but fails to achieve orbit. Date: February 28, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 28 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1959First…
In Cuba, the First Agrarian Reform Law – a cornerstone of the Cuban Revolution – was signed by Fidel Castro, aiming to eliminate large foreign-owned estates and redistribute land to over 100,000 peasants. Date: May 17, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 17 📅 Events on this day in 1959…