Date: May 17, 1959
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 1959Disneyland Monorail Opens in Anaheim, First Daily Western Hemisphere System June…
The State Council of the People's Republic of China dissolves the government of Tibet. Date: March 28, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 28 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1959Canada Cancels Avro Arrow Supersonic Jet Program, February 20, 1959US Recognizes…
The State Council of the People's Republic of China dissolves the government of Tibet. Date: March 28, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 28 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1959Quiz Show Scandal: Charles Van Doren Admits Cheating, November 2, 1959Auckland…
Project Mercury: NASA announces the selection of the United States' first seven astronauts, whom the news media quickly dub the "Mercury Seven". Date: April 9, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 9 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1959US Recognizes Fidel…
TAI Flight 307 crashes during takeoff from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport in Bordeaux, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, killing 55 people. Date: September 24, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 24 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1959NS Savannah Launches First Nuclear-Powered Cargo-Passenger Ship, July 21,…
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 → 📅 Other events on February 28 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1959Piedmont…