Date: February 22, 1958
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The Moroccan Army of Liberation ambushes a Spanish patrol in the Battle of Edchera. Date: January 13, 1958 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 13 π Events on this day in 1958 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1958Eisenhower Signs NASA-Forming Space Act July 29, 1958Tybee Bomb Lost Off…
Brojen Das from Bangladesh swims across the English Channel in a competition as the first Bengali and the first Asian to do so, placing first among the 39 competitors. Date: August 18, 1958 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 18 π Events on this day in 1958 π On This Day…
The Preston By-pass, the UK's first stretch of motorway, opens to traffic for the first time. (It is now part of the M6 and M55 motorways.) Date: December 5, 1958 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 5 π Events on this day in 1958 π On This Day (Today) More events…
The CND peace symbol is displayed in public for the first time in London. Date: April 4, 1958 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 4 π Events on this day in 1958 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1958U.S. Crewed Space Flight Renamed Project Mercury, October 7, 1958French Upper…
Ben Carlin becomes the first (and only) person to circumnavigate the world by amphibious vehicle, having travelled over 17,000 kilometres (11,000Β mi) by sea and 62,000 kilometres (39,000Β mi) by land during a ten-year journey. Date: May 13, 1958 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 13 π Events on this day in 1958…
The Central African Republic attains self-rule within the French Union. Date: December 1, 1958 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 1 π Events on this day in 1958 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1958U.S. Army Launches Explorer 3 March 26, 1958United Press International Formed by UPI-INS Merger May…