Date: May 17, 1959
NS Savannah, the first nuclear-powered cargo-passenger ship, is launched as a showcase for Dwight D. Eisenhower's "Atoms for Peace" initiative. Date: July 21, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 21 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1959First U.S. Congress Elections in Hawaii…
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 1959Chain Island Sold to Russell Gallaway III for Hunting Retreat, March 25, 1959UN Adopts Declaration of…
Rock and roll musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J. P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson are killed in a plane crash along with the pilot near Clear Lake, Iowa, an event later known as The Day the Music Died. Date: February 3, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 3 📅…
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 1959International Yard and Pound Values Adopted…
Lee Petty wins the first Daytona 500. Date: February 22, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 22 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1959Fidel Castro Becomes Premier of Cuba After Batista Overthrown, February 16, 1959First Successful Titan ICBM Test Firing at…
The Barbie doll makes its debut at the American International Toy Fair in New York. Date: March 9, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 9 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1959Nikita Khrushchev First Soviet Leader Visits United States, September 15,…