American Football League Founded, First Official Meeting – August 14, 1959
Date: August 14, 1959
Date: August 14, 1959
Convicted Manhattan Project spy Klaus Fuchs is released after only nine years in prison and allowed to emigrate to Dresden, East Germany where he resumes a scientific career. Date: June 23, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 23 π Events on this day in 1959 π On This Day (Today)…
The R-7 Semyorka, the first intercontinental ballistic missile, becomes operational at Plesetsk, USSR. Date: February 9, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 9 π Events on this day in 1959 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1959Discoverer 1 Spy Satellite Launch Fails, First Polar Orbit Attempt, February 28,…
A rare June hurricane strikes Canada's Gulf of St. Lawrence killing 35. Date: June 20, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 20 π Events on this day in 1959 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1959National Airlines Flight 967 Mid-Air Explosion Kills 42 Over Gulf of Mexico, November…
A Turkish Airlines Vickers Viscount crashes near Gatwick Airport, killing 14; Turkish prime minister Adnan Menderes survives the crash. Date: February 17, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 17 π Events on this day in 1959 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1959Alaska Admitted as 49th U.S. State,…
Disneyland Monorail System, the first daily operating monorail system in the Western Hemisphere, opens to the public in Anaheim, California. Date: June 14, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 14 π Events on this day in 1959 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1959Saint Lawrence Seaway Opens to…
Cold War: Opening date for signature of the Antarctic Treaty, which sets aside Antarctica as a scientific preserve and bans military activity on the continent. Date: December 1, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 1 π Events on this day in 1959 π On This Day (Today) More events from…