Date: February 20, 1959
Nine experienced ski hikers in the northern Ural Mountains in the Soviet Union die under mysterious circumstances. Date: February 2, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 2 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1959China Dissolves Tibet Government, March 28, 1959Avro Arrow…
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 195914th…
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 1959Chain Island Listed for Sale by California State Lands Commission,…
Jack Kilby of Texas Instruments files the first patent for an integrated circuit. Date: February 6, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 6 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1959Charles de Gaulle Proclaimed First President of French Fifth Republic, January 8,…
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, 1959Avro Arrow Program Cancelled…
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 → 📅 Other events on February 17 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1959Vanguard 2 Launches First Weather Satellite…