Date: January 26, 1959
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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 → 📅 Other events on October 21 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1959Continental League…
The State Council of the People's Republic of China dissolves the government of Tibet. Date: March 28, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 28 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1959M1 Motorway Opens as UK’s First Inter-Urban Motorway, November 2, 1959Vanguard…
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 1959Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, Big Bopper Die in Plane Crash, February 3, 1959Barbie Doll Debuts at…
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 1959Aeroflot Flight 200 Crash at Vnukovo Airport, October 23, 1959Cuban Revolution:…
American Airlines Flight 514, a Boeing 707, crashes near the Calverton Executive Airpark in Calverton, New York, killing all five people on board. Date: August 15, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 15 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1959China State…
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 📅…