Lockheed L-188 Electra Crashes in Buffalo, Texas, Killing 34 September 29, 1959

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 1959Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Opens in…

South Vietnamese opposition figure Phan Quang Dan was elected to the National Assembly despite soldiers being bussed in to vote for President Ngo Dinh Diem's candidate. Date: August 30, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 30 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…

Convicted Manhattan Project spy Klaus Fuchs is released after only nine years in prison and allowed to emigrate to Dresden, East Germany where he resumes a scientific career. Date: June 23, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 23 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today)…

The United States recognizes the new Cuban government of Fidel Castro. Date: January 7, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 7 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1959MS Hans Hedtoft Sinks After Iceberg Collision, 95 Dead – January 30, 1959Jack Kilby…

Lee Petty wins the first Daytona 500. Date: February 22, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 22 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1959Alaska Admitted as 49th U.S. State, January 3, 1959USS George Washington Launched, First Nuclear-Powered Ballistic Missile Submarine, June…

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…