Date: August 6, 1958
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Nikita Khrushchev becomes Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union. Date: March 27, 1958 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 27 📅 Events on this day in 1958 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1958Tybee Bomb Lost Off Savannah, Georgia – February 5, 1958Ben Carlin First…
A school bus in Floyd County, Kentucky hits a wrecker truck and plunges down an embankment into the rain-swollen Levisa Fork river. The driver and 26 children die in one of the worst school bus accidents in U.S. history. Date: February 28, 1958 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 28 📅…
Ben Carlin becomes the first (and only) person to circumnavigate the world by amphibious vehicle, having travelled over 17,000 kilometres (11,000 mi) by sea and 62,000 kilometres (39,000 mi) by land during a ten-year journey. Date: May 13, 1958 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 13 📅 Events on this day in 1958…
The West Indies Federation is formed. Date: January 3, 1958 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 3 📅 Events on this day in 1958 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1958Kentucky School Bus Disaster Kills 27 in Levisa Fork River, February 28, 1958CND Peace Symbol Designed by Gerald Holtom,…
A 7.8 Mw  strike-slip earthquake in Alaska causes a landslide that produces a megatsunami. The runup from the waves reached 525 m (1,722 ft) on the rim of Lituya Bay; five people were killed. Date: July 9, 1958 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 9 📅 Events on this day in 1958 📅…
The Lego company patents the design of its Lego bricks, still compatible with bricks produced today. Date: January 28, 1958 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 28 📅 Events on this day in 1958 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1958Explorer 4 Launches in Explorer Program, July 26, 1958African…