Date: July 24, 1959
Luna 1 becomes the first spacecraft to reach the vicinity of the Moon. Date: January 4, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 4 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1959Nine Ski Hikers Die Mysteriously in Soviet Ural Mountains, February 2, 1959UK…
Specific values for the international yard, avoirdupois pound and derived units (e.g. inch, mile and ounce) are adopted after agreement between the US, the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth countries. Date: July 1, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 1 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This…
Venus occults the star Regulus. This rare event is used to determine the diameter of Venus and the structure of the Venusian atmosphere. Date: July 7, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 7 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1959Luna 1…
Fidel Castro becomes Premier of Cuba after dictator Fulgencio Batista was overthrown on January 1. Date: February 16, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 16 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1959USS George Washington Launched, First Nuclear-Powered Ballistic Missile Submarine, June…
American Airlines Flight 514, a Boeing 707, crashes near the Calverton Executive Airpark in Calverton, New York, killing all five people on board. Date: August 15, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 15 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1959Singapore’s First…
Rock and roll musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J. P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson are killed in a plane crash along with the pilot near Clear Lake, Iowa, an event later known as The Day the Music Died. Date: February 3, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 3 📅…