US Recognizes Fidel Castro’s Cuban Government, January 7, 1959
Date: January 7, 1959
Date: January 7, 1959
Luna 1 becomes the first spacecraft to reach the vicinity of the Moon. Date: January 4, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 4 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1959Saint Lawrence Seaway Opens to Shipping April 25, 1959Mysterious Deaths of Nine…
The North Vietnamese Army establishes Group 559, whose responsibility is to determine how to maintain supply lines to South Vietnam; the resulting route is the Ho Chi Minh trail. Date: May 19, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 19 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day…
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 1959Singapore’s First Government Sworn In, June 5, 1959Lufthansa Flight…
French President Charles de Gaulle declares in a speech in Strasbourg his vision for "Europe, from the Atlantic to the Urals". Date: November 23, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 23 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1959MS Hans Hedtoft Sinks…
Venus occults the star Regulus. This rare event is used to determine the diameter of Venus and the structure of the Venusian atmosphere. Date: July 7, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 7 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1959Saint Lawrence…
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 1959MS Hans Hedtoft…