Capital Airlines Flight 300 Mid-Air Collision Over Brunswick, Maryland May 20, 1958
Date: May 20, 1958
Date: May 20, 1958
Five-time Argentine Formula One champion Juan Manuel Fangio is kidnapped by rebels involved in the Cuban Revolution, on the eve of the Cuban Grand Prix. He was released the following day after the race. Date: February 23, 1958 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on February 23 ๐ Events on this day in…
The West Indies Federation is formed. Date: January 3, 1958 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on January 3 ๐ Events on this day in 1958 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1958Pioneer 0 Launch Fails in First U.S. Lunar Orbit Attempt, August 17, 1958CND Peace Symbol Designed by Gerald Holtom,…
The Hope Diamond is donated to the Smithsonian Institution by New York diamond merchant Harry Winston. Date: November 10, 1958 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on November 10 ๐ Events on this day in 1958 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1958Springhill Mining Disaster Kills 75, Rescues 99 – October…
Ripple Rock, an underwater threat to navigation in the Seymour Narrows in Canada, is destroyed in one of the largest non-nuclear controlled explosions of the time. Date: April 5, 1958 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on April 5 ๐ Events on this day in 1958 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events…
United Air Lines Flight 736 collides with a United States Air Force fighter jet near Arden, Nevada in what is now Enterprise, Nevada. Date: April 21, 1958 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on April 21 ๐ Events on this day in 1958 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1958May 1958…
The world's first publicly marketed instant noodles, Chikin Ramen, are introduced by Taiwanese-Japanese businessman Momofuku Ando. Date: August 25, 1958 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on August 25 ๐ Events on this day in 1958 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1958Central African Republic Attains Self-Rule Within French Union, December…