Nikita Khrushchev Becomes Soviet Council of Ministers Chairman – March 27, 1958

The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation links television broadcasting across Canada via microwave. Date: July 1, 1958 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 1 📅 Events on this day in 1958 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1958USAF RC-130 Shot Down Over Armenia on September 2, 1958Kentucky School Bus Disaster Kills…

Iskander Mirza, the first President of Pakistan, is deposed by General Ayub Khan, who had been appointed the enforcer of martial law by Mirza 20 days earlier. Date: October 27, 1958 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 27 📅 Events on this day in 1958 📅 On This Day (Today) More…

United Press International is formed through a merger of the United Press and the International News Service. Date: May 24, 1958 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 24 📅 Events on this day in 1958 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1958Willie O’Ree NHL Debut with Boston Bruins January…

Samuel Alphonsus Stritch is appointed Pro-Prefect of the Propagation of Faith and thus becomes the first U.S. member of the Roman Curia. Date: March 1, 1958 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 1 📅 Events on this day in 1958 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1958Munich Air Disaster…

NASA launches Pioneer 1, its first space probe, although it fails to achieve a stable orbit. Date: October 11, 1958 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 11 📅 Events on this day in 1958 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1958Ben Carlin First to Circumnavigate the World by Amphibious…

The Soviet satellite Sputnik 2 falls from orbit after a mission duration of 162 days. This was the first spacecraft to carry a living animal, a female dog named Laika, who likely lived only a few hours. Date: April 14, 1958 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 14 📅 Events on…