Date: August 30, 1959
The Soviet probe Luna 3 transmits the first-ever photographs of the far side of the Moon. Date: October 7, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 7 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1959Ingemar Johansson Wins Heavyweight Title by TKO Over Floyd…
Lee Petty wins the first Daytona 500. Date: February 22, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 22 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1959Pumpsie Green Integrates Boston Red Sox, First African-American Player, July 21, 1959Ingemar Johansson Wins Heavyweight Title by TKO…
Explorer program: Explorer 6 launches from the Atlantic Missile Range in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Date: August 7, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 7 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1959Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, Big Bopper Die in Plane Crash, February…
The Auckland Harbour Bridge, crossing the Waitemata Harbour in Auckland, New Zealand, is officially opened by Governor-General Charles Lyttelton, 10th Viscount Cobham. Date: May 30, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 30 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1959Quake Lake Formed…
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 1959Chain Island Listed for Sale by California State Lands Commission, January…
Sheremetyevo International Airport, the second-largest airport in Russia, opens. Date: August 11, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 11 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1959USS George Washington Launched, First Nuclear-Powered Ballistic Missile Submarine, June 9, 1959Federation of Arab Emirates of…