Our Lady of the Angels School Fire Kills 92 Children, 3 Nuns December 1, 1958

The CND symbol, aka peace symbol, commissioned by the Direct Action Committee in protest against the Atomic Weapons Research Establishment, is designed and completed by Gerald Holtom. Date: February 21, 1958 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 21 📅 Events on this day in 1958 📅 On This Day (Today) More…

A school bus in Floyd County, Kentucky hits a wrecker truck and plunges down an embankment into the rain-swollen Levisa Fork river. The driver and 26 children die in one of the worst school bus accidents in U.S. history. Date: February 28, 1958 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 28 📅…

Eight Manchester United F.C. players and 15 other passengers are killed in the Munich air disaster. Date: February 6, 1958 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 6 📅 Events on this day in 1958 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1958West Indies Federation Formed, January 3, 1958Pan American Airways…

The United States Army launches Explorer 3. Date: March 26, 1958 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 26 📅 Events on this day in 1958 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1958European Economic Community Established January 1, 1958Vladimir Nabokov’s Lolita Published in the United States, August 18, 1958CND Peace…

The Central African Republic attains self-rule within the French Union. Date: December 1, 1958 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 1 📅 Events on this day in 1958 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1958United Air Lines Flight 736 Collision Near Arden, Nevada, April 21, 1958Capital Airlines Flight 300…