Date: May 13, 1958
May 1958 crisis: A group of French military officers lead a coup in Algiers demanding that a government of national unity be formed with Charles de Gaulle at its head in order to defend French control of Algeria. Date: May 13, 1958 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 13 📅 Events…
The National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics is replaced by NASA. Date: October 1, 1958 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 1 📅 Events on this day in 1958 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1958US Launches First Solar-Powered Satellite in Long-Term Orbit March 17, 1958Aeroflot Flight 105 Crashes Near…
The first two German post-war rockets, designed by the German engineer Ernst Mohr, reach the upper atmosphere. Date: September 14, 1958 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 14 📅 Events on this day in 1958 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1958Richard Nixon Car Attacked by Anti-American Protesters in…
Cold War: Space Race: The Explorer 1, the first successful American satellite, detects the Van Allen radiation belt. Date: January 31, 1958 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 31 📅 Events on this day in 1958 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1958Sputnik 1 Falls from Orbit, First Artificial…
Capital Airlines Flight 300 collides in mid-air with a United States Air Force Lockheed T-33 over Brunswick, Maryland, killing 12. Date: May 20, 1958 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 20 📅 Events on this day in 1958 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1958Nikita Khrushchev Becomes Soviet Council…
Pioneer 0, America's first attempt at lunar orbit, is launched using the first Thor-Able rocket and fails. Notable as one of the first attempted launches beyond Earth orbit by any country. Date: August 17, 1958 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 17 📅 Events on this day in 1958 📅 On…