Date: March 25, 1959
Sixty-five people are killed when American Airlines Flight 320 crashes into the East River on approach to LaGuardia Airport in New York City. Date: February 3, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 3 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1959Continental League…
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 1959Ingemar Johansson Wins Heavyweight Title by TKO Over…
The Federation of Arab Emirates of the South is created as a protectorate of the United Kingdom. Date: February 11, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 11 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1959Tritons’ Fountain First Activated in Valletta, Malta, May…
The United States recognizes the new Cuban government of Fidel Castro. Date: January 7, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 7 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1959Parcel Bomb Attempt on King Norodom Sihanouk Fails, August 31, 1959Hawaii Admission Act Signed…
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) More events from 1959Auckland Harbour…
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) More events from 195914th Dalai Lama Flees Tibet for India, March 30, 1959Aeroflot…