Date: August 17, 1958
Belgian artist Peyo's comic characters, the Smurfs, make their debut in Spirou magazine. Date: October 23, 1958 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 23 📅 Events on this day in 1958 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1958Aeronaves de México Flight 111 Crashes Near Guadalajara, 45 Killed June 2,…
A USAF RC-130 is shot down by fighters over Armenia when it strays into Soviet airspace while conducting a sigint mission. All crew members are killed. Date: September 2, 1958 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 2 📅 Events on this day in 1958 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…
The United States Army launches Explorer 3. Date: March 26, 1958 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 26 📅 Events on this day in 1958 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1958Cuban Revolution: Castro’s 26th of July Movement Captures El Uvero, May 28, 19581958 Pakistani Coup Begins Military Rule,…
The Hope Diamond is donated to the Smithsonian Institution by New York diamond merchant Harry Winston. Date: November 10, 1958 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 10 📅 Events on this day in 1958 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1958Central Railroad of New Jersey Train Disaster Kills 48,…
A 7.8 Mw strike-slip earthquake in Alaska causes a landslide that produces a megatsunami. The runup from the waves reached 525 m (1,722 ft) on the rim of Lituya Bay; five people were killed. Date: July 9, 1958 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 9 📅 Events on this day in 1958 📅…
Imre Nagy, Pál Maléter and other leaders of the 1956 Hungarian Uprising are executed. Date: June 16, 1958 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 16 📅 Events on this day in 1958 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1958Nikita Khrushchev Becomes Soviet Chairman of the Council of Ministers, March…