Tritons’ Fountain First Activated in Valletta, Malta, May 16, 1959

The Auckland Harbour Bridge, crossing the Waitemata Harbour in Auckland, New Zealand, is officially opened by Governor-General Charles Lyttelton, 10th Viscount Cobham. Date: May 30, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 30 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1959Luna 3 Sends…

The Soviet probe Luna 3 transmits the first-ever photographs of the far side of the Moon. Date: October 7, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 7 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1959Chain Island Sold to Russell Gallaway III for Hunting…

The Declaration of the Rights of the Child is adopted by the United Nations. Date: November 20, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 20 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1959Vanguard 2 Launches First Weather Satellite, February 17, 1959USAF F-100 Super…

The Tritons' Fountain in Valletta, Malta is turned on for the first time. Date: May 16, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 16 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1959Eisenhower Signs Hawaii Statehood Order, August 21, 1959OAS Drafts Inter-American Development Bank…

Austral Líneas Aéreas Flight 205 crashes into the Atlantic Ocean near Astor Piazzolla International Airport in Mar del Plata, Argentina, killing 51. Date: January 16, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 16 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1959China Dissolves Tibet…

Charles de Gaulle is proclaimed as the first President of the French Fifth Republic. Date: January 8, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 8 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1959First U.S. Congress Elections in Hawaii Statehood July 29, 1959Canada Cancels…