Date: May 30, 1959
United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs an executive order proclaiming Hawaii the 50th state of the union. Hawaii's admission is currently commemorated by Hawaii Admission Day. Date: August 21, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 21 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today) More…
Piedmont Airlines Flight 349 crashes on approach to Charlottesville–Albemarle Airport in Albemarle County, Virginia, killing 26 of the 27 on board. Date: October 30, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 30 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1959Tibetan Uprising: Tibetans Protect…
The USS George Washington is launched. It is the first nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine. Date: June 9, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 9 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1959Avro Arrow Program Cancelled by Diefenbaker Government, February 20, 1959Organization of American…
The forces of the Sultanate of Muscat occupy the last strongholds of the Imamate of Oman, Saiq and Shuraijah, marking the end of Jebel Akhdar War in Oman. Date: January 30, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 30 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today)…
A rare June hurricane strikes Canada's Gulf of St. Lawrence killing 35. Date: June 20, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 20 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1959Lee Petty Wins First Daytona 500, February 22, 1959First Successful Titan ICBM Test…
Four members of the Clutter family are murdered near Holcomb, Kansas, by Perry Smith and Richard Hickock, a crime later detailed by Truman Capote in his 1966 non-fiction novel In Cold Blood. Date: November 15, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 15 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅…