Date: June 14, 1959
Jack Kilby of Texas Instruments files the first patent for an integrated circuit. Date: February 6, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 6 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1959Hawaii Admission Act Signed Into Law March 18, 1959Tibetan Uprising: Tibetans Protect…
A Turkish Airlines Vickers Viscount crashes near Gatwick Airport, killing 14; Turkish prime minister Adnan Menderes survives the crash. Date: February 17, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 17 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1959Mysterious Deaths of Nine Ski Hikers…
MS Hans Hedtoft, specifically designed to operate in icebound seas, strikes an iceberg on her maiden voyage and sinks, killing all 95 aboard. Date: January 30, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 30 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1959Chain Island Listed…
Project Mercury: NASA announces the selection of the United States' first seven astronauts, whom the news media quickly dub the "Mercury Seven". Date: April 9, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 9 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1959Chain Island Listed…
Charles de Gaulle is proclaimed as the first President of the French Fifth Republic. Date: January 8, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 8 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1959Aeroflot Flight 200 Crash at Vnukovo Airport, October 23, 1959Antarctic Treaty…
The Tritons' Fountain in Valletta, Malta is turned on for the first time. Date: May 16, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 16 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1959Cuba First Agrarian Reform Law Signed by Fidel Castro May 17, 1959Explorer…