Bonanza Launches as First Regular Color TV Program in U.S., September 12, 1959
Date: September 12, 1959
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Date: September 12, 1959
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The Tritons' Fountain in Valletta, Malta is turned on for the first time. Date: May 16, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 16 π Events on this day in 1959 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1959UN Adopts Declaration of the Rights of the Child, November 20, 1959Sultanate…
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 1959Nikita Khrushchev First Soviet Leader Visits…
French President Charles de Gaulle declares in a speech in Strasbourg his vision for "Europe, from the Atlantic to the Urals". Date: November 23, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on November 23 π Events on this day in 1959 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1959Lee Petty Wins First…
Aeroflot Flight 315 crashes on approach to Lviv Airport, killing all 40 people on board. Date: November 16, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on November 16 π Events on this day in 1959 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1959OAS Drafts Inter-American Development Bank Agreement, April 8, 1959China State…
President Dwight D. Eisenhower approves the transfer of all US Army space-related activities to NASA, including most of the Army Ballistic Missile Agency. Date: October 21, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on October 21 π Events on this day in 1959 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1959Parcel Bomb…
Tibetan uprising: Fearing an abduction attempt by China, thousands of Tibetans surround the Dalai Lama's palace to prevent his removal. Date: March 10, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 10 π Events on this day in 1959 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1959Fidel Castro Becomes Premier of…