Date: December 30, 1958
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First successful flight of SM-65 Atlas; the first operational intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), developed by the United States and the first member of the Atlas rocket family. Date: November 28, 1958 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on November 28 π Events on this day in 1958 π On This Day (Today) More…
Chinese Civil War: The Second Taiwan Strait Crisis begins with the People's Liberation Army's bombardment of Quemoy. Date: August 23, 1958 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 23 π Events on this day in 1958 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1958Jack Kilby Demonstrates First Working Integrated Circuit September…
First flight of the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II. Date: May 27, 1958 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 27 π Events on this day in 1958 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1958Explorer 4 Launches in Explorer Program, July 26, 1958Cuban Revolution: Castro’s 26th of July Movement Captures…
Subscriber Trunk Dialling (STD) is inaugurated in the United Kingdom by Queen Elizabeth II when she speaks to the Lord Provost in a call from Bristol to Edinburgh. 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)…
Pan American Airways makes the first commercial flight of the Boeing 707 from New York City to Paris. Date: October 26, 1958 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on October 26 π Events on this day in 1958 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1958Juan Manuel Fangio Kidnapped by Cuban Rebels…
The 1958 riots in Ceylon become a watershed in the race relations of various ethnic communities of Sri Lanka. The total deaths are estimated at 300, mostly Tamils. Date: May 22, 1958 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 22 π Events on this day in 1958 π On This Day (Today)…