Explorer 6 Launches from Cape Canaveral – August 7, 1959

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 19591st Annual Grammy Awards Held May 4, 1959R-7 Semyorka First ICBM Becomes Operational at…

First United States Congress elections in Hawaii as a state of the Union. Date: July 29, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 29 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1959First Successful Titan ICBM Test Firing at Cape Canaveral February 6, 1959Continental…

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 1959Cuba First Agrarian Reform Law Signed by Fidel Castro, May 17,…

A parcel bomb sent by Ngô Đình Nhu, younger brother and chief adviser of South Vietnamese President Ngô Đình Diệm, fails to kill King Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia. Date: August 31, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 31 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today)…

The Avro Arrow program to design and manufacture supersonic jet fighters in Canada is cancelled by the Diefenbaker government amid much political debate. Date: February 20, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 20 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1959China State…

Sixty-five people are killed when American Airlines Flight 320 crashes into the East River on approach to LaGuardia Airport in New York City. Date: February 3, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 3 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1959Grace Hopper…