3rd Soviet Antarctic Expedition Reaches South Pole of Inaccessibility, December 14, 1958

Following a plebiscite in both countries the previous day, Egypt and Syria join to form the United Arab Republic. Date: February 22, 1958 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 22 📅 Events on this day in 1958 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1958CND Peace Symbol Designed by Gerald…

Sputnik 1, the first artificial Earth satellite, launched by the Soviet Union in 1957, falls to Earth from orbit. Date: January 4, 1958 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 4 📅 Events on this day in 1958 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1958United Air Lines Flight 736 Collision…

Vladimir Nabokov's controversial novel Lolita is published in the United States. Date: August 18, 1958 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 18 📅 Events on this day in 1958 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1958CND Peace Symbol First Public Display in London, April 4, 1958CND Peace Symbol Designed…

The National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics is replaced by NASA. Date: October 1, 1958 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 1 📅 Events on this day in 1958 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1958CND Peace Symbol Designed by Gerald Holtom, February 21, 1958Cuban Revolution: Castro’s 26th of July…

Ben Carlin becomes the first (and only) person to circumnavigate the world by amphibious vehicle, having travelled over 17,000 kilometres (11,000 mi) by sea and 62,000 kilometres (39,000 mi) by land during a ten-year journey. Date: May 13, 1958 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 13 📅 Events on this day in 1958…