First Successful Titan ICBM Test Firing at Cape Canaveral, February 6, 1959
Date: February 6, 1959
Date: February 6, 1959
Piedmont Airlines Flight 349 crashes on approach to Charlottesville–Albemarle Airport in Albemarle County, Virginia, killing 26 of the 27 on board. Date: October 30, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 30 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1959American Airlines Flight 320…
Luna 1, the first spacecraft to reach the vicinity of the Moon and to orbit the Sun, is launched by the Soviet Union. Date: January 2, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 2 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 19591st Annual…
Tibetan uprising: Fearing an abduction attempt by China, thousands of Tibetans surround the Dalai Lama's palace to prevent his removal. Date: March 10, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 10 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1959Venus Occults Regulus, Revealing Venus…
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 1959Eisenhower Signs Hawaii Statehood Order, August 21, 1959Clutter Family Murders…
The first government of Singapore is sworn in. Date: June 5, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 5 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1959Barbie Doll Debuts at New York Toy Fair, March 9, 1959Bonanza Launches as First Regular Color TV…
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 1959Sheremetyevo International Airport Opens August 11, 1959Mysterious Deaths of Nine Ski…