Pioneer 0 Launch Fails in First U.S. Lunar Orbit Attempt, August 17, 1958
Date: August 17, 1958
Date: August 17, 1958
The world's first publicly marketed instant noodles, Chikin Ramen, are introduced by Taiwanese-Japanese businessman Momofuku Ando. Date: August 25, 1958 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 25 π Events on this day in 1958 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1958Hope Diamond Donated to Smithsonian by Harry Winston November…
Five-time Argentine Formula One champion Juan Manuel Fangio is kidnapped by rebels involved in the Cuban Revolution, on the eve of the Cuban Grand Prix. He was released the following day after the race. Date: February 23, 1958 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 23 π Events on this day in…
Capital Airlines Flight 300 collides in mid-air with a United States Air Force Lockheed T-33 over Brunswick, Maryland, killing 12. Date: May 20, 1958 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 20 π Events on this day in 1958 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1958UKβs First Motorway Opens: Preston…
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)…
Cuban Revolution: Fidel Castro's 26th of July Movement, heavily reinforced by Frank Pais Militia, overwhelm an army post in El Uvero. Date: May 28, 1958 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 28 π Events on this day in 1958 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1958Samuel Alphonsus Stritch Becomes…
The Moroccan Army of Liberation ambushes a Spanish patrol in the Battle of Edchera. Date: January 13, 1958 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 13 π Events on this day in 1958 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1958Central Railroad of New Jersey Train Disaster Kills 48, September 15,…