Quake Lake Formed by 7.2 Hebgen Lake Earthquake, August 17, 1959
Date: August 17, 1959
Date: August 17, 1959
MSΒ Hans Hedtoft, specifically designed to operate in icebound seas, strikes an iceberg on her maiden voyage and sinks, killing all 95 aboard. Date: January 30, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 30 π Events on this day in 1959 π On This Day (Today) More events from 19591st Annual Grammy…
The 14th Dalai Lama crosses the border into India and is granted political asylum. Date: March 31, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 31 π Events on this day in 1959 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1959NASA Announces Mercury Seven Astronauts April 9, 1959OAS Drafts Inter-American Development…
Bonanza, the first regularly scheduled TV program presented in color, is launched in the United States. Date: September 12, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 12 π Events on this day in 1959 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1959North Vietnamese Army Establishes Group 559 for Ho Chi…
Typhoon Vera kills nearly 5,000 people in Japan. Date: September 27, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 27 π Events on this day in 1959 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1959Vega de Tera Dam Fails, Floods Ribadelago, 144 Dead – January 9, 1959American Airlines Flight 320 East…
At Cape Canaveral, Florida, the first successful test firing of a Titan intercontinental ballistic missile is accomplished. Date: February 6, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 6 π Events on this day in 1959 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1959APRA Congress Expels Leftist Radicals in Peru, October…
Luna 1 becomes the first spacecraft to reach the vicinity of the Moon. Date: January 4, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 4 π Events on this day in 1959 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1959Ingemar Johansson Wins Heavyweight Title by TKO Over Floyd Patterson, June 26,…