Date: April 8, 1959
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 โ ๐ Other events on June 23 ๐ Events on this day in 1959 ๐ On This Day (Today)…
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 โ ๐ Other events on June 30 ๐ Events on this day in 1959 ๐ On This Day…
A parcel bomb sent by Ngรด ฤรฌnh Nhu, younger brother and chief adviser of South Vietnamese President Ngรด ฤรฌnh Diแปm, fails to kill King Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia. Date: August 31, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on August 31 ๐ Events on this day in 1959 ๐ On This Day (Today)…
Chain Island is sold by the State of California to Russell Gallaway III, a Sacramento businessman who plans to use it as a "hunting and fishing retreat", for $5,258.20 ($58,072 in 2025). Date: March 25, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on March 25 ๐ Events on this day in 1959 ๐ …
Fidel Castro becomes Premier of Cuba after dictator Fulgencio Batista was overthrown on January 1. Date: February 16, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on February 16 ๐ Events on this day in 1959 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1959Venus Occults Regulus, Revealing Venus Diameter and Atmosphere, July 7,…
Discoverer 1, an American spy satellite that is the first object intended to achieve a polar orbit, is launched but fails to achieve orbit. Date: February 28, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on February 28 ๐ Events on this day in 1959 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1959China…