Date: January 16, 1959
A United States Air Force F-100 Super Sabre from Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, crashes into a nearby elementary school, killing 11 students plus six residents from the local neighborhood. Date: June 30, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 30 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day…
A Lockheed L-188 Electra crashes in Buffalo, Texas, killing 34 people. Date: September 29, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 29 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1959Lee Petty Wins First Daytona 500, February 22, 1959First Melodifestivalen Held in Stockholm, Sweden…
President Dwight D. Eisenhower approves the transfer of all US Army space-related activities to NASA, including most of the Army Ballistic Missile Agency. Date: October 21, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 21 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1959American Football…
36 people are killed when Lufthansa Flight 502 crashes on approach to Rio de Janeiro/Galeão International Airport in Brazil. Date: January 11, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 11 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 19591st Annual Grammy Awards Held May…
Nikita Khrushchev becomes the first Soviet leader to visit the United States. Date: September 15, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 15 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1959Discoverer 1 Spy Satellite Launch Fails to Reach Orbit, February 28, 1959First U.S….
Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, flees Tibet for India. Date: March 30, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 30 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1959Mysterious Deaths of Nine Ski Hikers in Northern Ural Mountains, February 2, 1959Saint Lawrence Seaway…