Date: February 3, 1959
The United Kingdom grants Cyprus independence, which is formally proclaimed on August 16, 1960. Date: February 19, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 19 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1959Luna 1 First Spacecraft to Reach Moon Vicinity Launched January 2,…
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 → 📅 Other events on June 14 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1959Ingemar Johansson Wins Heavyweight Title…
A United States Air Force F-100 Super Sabre from Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, crashes into a nearby elementary school, killing 11 students plus six residents from the local neighborhood. Date: June 30, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 30 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day…
Sheremetyevo International Airport, the second-largest airport in Russia, opens. Date: August 11, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 11 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1959North Vietnamese Army Establishes Group 559 for Ho Chi Minh Trail, May 19, 1959NASA Announces Mercury…
Swedish boxer Ingemar Johansson becomes world champion of heavy weight boxing, by defeating American Floyd Patterson on technical knockout after two minutes and three seconds in the third round at Yankee Stadium. Date: June 26, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 26 📅 Events on this day in 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 1959Cuban Revolution: Batista Overthrown by Fidel Castro Forces,…