Sheremetyevo International Airport Opens August 11, 1959

Swedish boxer Ingemar Johansson becomes world champion of heavy weight boxing, by defeating American Floyd Patterson on technical knockout after two minutes and three seconds in the third round at Yankee Stadium. Date: June 26, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 26 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅…

Cold War: Opening date for signature of the Antarctic Treaty, which sets aside Antarctica as a scientific preserve and bans military activity on the continent. Date: December 1, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 1 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…

The R-7 Semyorka, the first intercontinental ballistic missile, becomes operational at Plesetsk, USSR. Date: February 9, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 9 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1959Singapore’s First Government Sworn In, June 5, 1959Aeroflot Flight 315 Crashes Near…

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 1959Vanguard 2 Launches First Weather Satellite, February 17, 1959Organization of American States…

Archbishop Makarios III becomes the first President of Cyprus. Date: December 13, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 13 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1959Turkish Airlines Vickers Viscount Crashes Near Gatwick, 14 Killed, February 17, 1959Venus Occults Regulus, Revealing Venus…

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 1959Jack Kilby Files First Integrated Circuit Patent February 6, 1959Aeroflot Flight 315…