1959 events

Alaska is admitted as the 49th U.S. state. Date: January 3, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 3 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today)

Luna 1, the first spacecraft to reach the vicinity of the Moon and to orbit the Sun, is launched by the Soviet Union. Date: January 2, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 2 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today)

Cuban Revolution: Fulgencio Batista, dictator of Cuba, is overthrown by Fidel Castro's forces. Date: January 1, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 1 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today)

Archbishop Makarios III becomes the first President of Cyprus. Date: December 13, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 13 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today)

The current flag of Singapore is adopted, six months after Singapore became self-governing within the British Empire. Date: December 3, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 3 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today)

Cold War: Opening date for signature of the Antarctic Treaty, which sets aside Antarctica as a scientific preserve and bans military activity on the continent. Date: December 1, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 1 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today)

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 → 📅 Other events on November 23 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today)

American disc jockey Alan Freed, who had popularized the term "rock and roll" and music of that style, is fired from WABC radio over allegations he had participated in the payola scandal. Date: November 21, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 21 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅…

The Declaration of the Rights of the Child is adopted by the United Nations. Date: November 20, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 20 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today)

Aeroflot Flight 315 crashes on approach to Lviv Airport, killing all 40 people on board. Date: November 16, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 16 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today)