TAI Flight 307 Crashes at Bordeaux Airport, 55 Killed, September 24, 1959
Date: September 24, 1959
Date: September 24, 1959
The Saint Lawrence Seaway, linking the North American Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean, officially opens to shipping. Date: April 25, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 25 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1959Federation of Arab Emirates of the South…
Portugal's state police force PIDE fires upon striking workers in Bissau, Portuguese Guinea, killing over 50 people. Date: August 3, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 3 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1959Auckland Harbour Bridge Officially Opens in New Zealand…
A Turkish Airlines Vickers Viscount crashes near Gatwick Airport, killing 14; Turkish prime minister Adnan Menderes survives the crash. Date: February 17, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 17 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1959Luna 1 First Spacecraft to Reach…
Founding and first official meeting of the American Football League. Date: August 14, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 14 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1959Luna 1 First Spacecraft to Reach Moon Vicinity, January 4, 1959Singapore’s First Government Sworn In,…
At the opening of the American National Exhibition in Moscow, U.S. vice president Richard Nixon and Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev have a "Kitchen Debate". Date: July 24, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 24 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1959Rare…
The Hawaii Admission Act is signed into law. Date: March 18, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 18 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1959First Successful Titan ICBM Test Firing at Cape Canaveral, February 6, 1959Aeroflot Flight 200 Crash at Vnukovo…