Date: September 26, 1959
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The Declaration of the Rights of the Child is adopted by the United Nations. Date: November 20, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on November 20 π Events on this day in 1959 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1959Quiz Show Scandal: Charles Van Doren Admits Cheating, November 2, 1959Turkish…
Luna 1, the first spacecraft to reach the vicinity of the Moon and to orbit the Sun, is launched by the Soviet Union. Date: January 2, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 2 π Events on this day in 1959 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1959Cuba First…
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 1959Typhoon Vera Devastates Japan, Killing 4,580…
Nine experienced ski hikers in the northern Ural Mountains in the Soviet Union die under mysterious circumstances. Date: February 2, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 2 π Events on this day in 1959 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1959UK Grants Cyprus Independence, Formally Proclaimed August 16,…
Founding and first official meeting of the American Football League. Date: August 14, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 14 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, 1959Mysterious Deaths of Nine…
The R-7 Semyorka, the first intercontinental ballistic missile, becomes operational at Plesetsk, USSR. Date: February 9, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 9 π Events on this day in 1959 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1959Project Mercury: NASA Selects First Seven Astronauts April 9, 1959Sultanate of Muscat…