Charles de Gaulle Returns to Lead France by Decree, June 1, 1958

A Central Railroad of New Jersey commuter train runs through an open drawbridge at the Newark Bay, killing 48. Date: September 15, 1958 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 15 📅 Events on this day in 1958 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1958Jack Kilby Demonstrates First Working Integrated…

Nikita Khrushchev becomes Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union. Date: March 27, 1958 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 27 📅 Events on this day in 1958 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1958Juan Manuel Fangio Kidnapped by Cuban Rebels Before Grand Prix, February 23,…

Final run of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad's Royal Blue from Washington, D.C., to New York City after 68 years, the first U.S. passenger train to use electric locomotives. Date: April 26, 1958 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 26 📅 Events on this day in 1958 📅 On This Day (Today)…

A 7.8 Mw  strike-slip earthquake in Alaska causes a landslide that produces a megatsunami. The runup from the waves reached 525 m (1,722 ft) on the rim of Lituya Bay; five people were killed. Date: July 9, 1958 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 9 📅 Events on this day in 1958 📅…

French Upper Volta and French Dahomey gain self-government from France, becoming the Republic of Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso) and the Republic of Dahomey (now Benin), respectively, and joining the French Community. Date: December 11, 1958 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 11 📅 Events on this day in 1958 📅…