Date: November 15, 1959
The Soviet probe Luna 3 transmits the first-ever photographs of the far side of the Moon. Date: October 7, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 7 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1959USAF F-100 Super Sabre Crashes into Okinawa School, 17…
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 1959Eisenhower Signs Hawaii Statehood Order, August 21, 1959USS Barbero Missile Mail Delivery Attempt June…
The Hawaii Admission Act is signed into law. Date: March 18, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 18 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1959Piedmont Airlines Flight 349 Crashes Near Charlottesville, Killing 26 – October 30, 1959Nikita Khrushchev First Soviet Leader…
The first successful photocopier, the Xerox 914, is introduced in a demonstration on live television from New York City. Date: September 16, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 16 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1959NASA Announces Mercury Seven Astronauts April…
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) More events from 1959Xerox 914 First Successful Photocopier Introduced on Live TV, September 16, 1959Luna 1 First Spacecraft to Reach…
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) More events from 1959Soviet Union Launches Lunik…