Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Opens in New York City, October 21, 1959

NS 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 → 📅 Other events on July 21 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1959Cuban Revolution: Batista Overthrown by Fidel…

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 1959Singapore’s First Government Sworn In, June 5, 1959Organization of American States Drafts Inter-American Development Bank…

USS Barbero and the United States Postal Service attempt the delivery of mail via Missile Mail. Date: June 8, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 8 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1959Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, Big Bopper Die in Plane Crash,…

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 1959MS Hans Hedtoft Sinks After Iceberg…

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 1959APRA Congress Expels Leftist Radicals in Peru, October 12, 1959Xerox 914 First Successful Photocopier Introduced on…

The forces of the Sultanate of Muscat occupy the last strongholds of the Imamate of Oman, Saiq and Shuraijah, marking the end of Jebel Akhdar War in Oman. Date: January 30, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 30 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today)…