Date: July 9, 1958
United Air Lines Flight 736 collides with a United States Air Force fighter jet near Arden, Nevada in what is now Enterprise, Nevada. Date: April 21, 1958 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 21 📅 Events on this day in 1958 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1958Guatemalan Air…
The 1958 riots in Ceylon become a watershed in the race relations of various ethnic communities of Sri Lanka. The total deaths are estimated at 300, mostly Tamils. Date: May 22, 1958 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 22 📅 Events on this day in 1958 📅 On This Day (Today)…
Fernando Rios, a Mexican tour guide in New Orleans, dies of injuries sustained in an incident of gay bashing. Date: September 28, 1958 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 28 📅 Events on this day in 1958 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1958Baltimore and Ohio Royal Blue Final…
Ripple Rock, an underwater threat to navigation in the Seymour Narrows in Canada, is destroyed in one of the largest non-nuclear controlled explosions of the time. Date: April 5, 1958 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 5 📅 Events on this day in 1958 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…
Five-time Argentine Formula One champion Juan Manuel Fangio is kidnapped by rebels involved in the Cuban Revolution, on the eve of the Cuban Grand Prix. He was released the following day after the race. Date: February 23, 1958 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 23 📅 Events on this day in…
NASA launches Pioneer 1, its first space probe, although it fails to achieve a stable orbit. Date: October 11, 1958 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 11 📅 Events on this day in 1958 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1958McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II First Flight, May 27,…