First Successful Titan ICBM Test Firing at Cape Canaveral, February 6, 1959
Date: February 6, 1959
Date: February 6, 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…
Luna 1, the first spacecraft to reach the vicinity of the Moon and to orbit the Sun, is launched by the Soviet Union. Date: January 2, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 2 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1959American Airlines…
Luna 1, the first spacecraft to reach the vicinity of the Moon and to orbit the Sun, is launched by the Soviet Union. Date: January 2, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 2 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 195914th Dalai…
American Airlines Flight 514, a Boeing 707, crashes near the Calverton Executive Airpark in Calverton, New York, killing all five people on board. Date: August 15, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 15 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1959Antarctic Treaty…
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 1959Vega de Tera…
The Barbie doll makes its debut at the American International Toy Fair in New York. Date: March 9, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 9 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1959Disneyland Monorail Opens in Anaheim, First Daily Western Hemisphere System…