Date: December 1, 1959
Discoverer 1, an American spy satellite that is the first object intended to achieve a polar orbit, is launched but fails to achieve orbit. Date: February 28, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 28 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1959Turkish…
Aeroflot Flight 315 crashes on approach to Lviv Airport, killing all 40 people on board. Date: November 16, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 16 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1959Cuban Revolution: Batista Overthrown by Fidel Castro, January 1, 1959China…
Alaska is admitted as the 49th U.S. state. Date: January 3, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 3 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1959Vanguard 2 Launches First Weather Satellite to Measure Cloud Cover, February 17, 1959USAF F-100 Super Sabre Crashes…
The Saint Lawrence Seaway, linking the North American Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean, officially opens to shipping. Date: April 25, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 25 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1959Explorer 6 Launches from Cape Canaveral –…
Charles de Gaulle is proclaimed as the first President of the French Fifth Republic. Date: January 8, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 8 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1959Luna 1 First Spacecraft to Reach Moon Vicinity Launched January 2,…
The 1st Annual Grammy Awards are held. Date: May 4, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 4 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1959First Melodifestivalen Held in Stockholm, Sweden – January 29, 1959Parcel Bomb Attempt on King Norodom Sihanouk Fails, August…