Quake Lake Formed by 7.2 Hebgen Lake Earthquake, August 17, 1959
Date: August 17, 1959
Date: August 17, 1959
The 1st Annual Grammy Awards are held. Date: May 4, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 4 π Events on this day in 1959 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1959Jack Kilby Files First Integrated Circuit Patent February 6, 1959Austral LΓneas AΓ©reas Flight 205 Crash Kills 51 January…
Elijah Jerry "Pumpsie" Green becomes the first African-American to play for the Boston Red Sox, the last team to integrate. He came in as a pinch runner for Vic Wertz and stayed in as shortstop in a 2β1 loss to the Chicago White Sox. Date: July 21, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other…
Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, flees Tibet for India. Date: March 30, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 30 π Events on this day in 1959 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1959Nikita Khrushchev First Soviet Leader Visits United States, September 15, 1959TAI Flight 307 Crashes at…
The Organization of American States drafts an agreement to create the Inter-American Development Bank. Date: April 8, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 8 π Events on this day in 1959 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1959Federation of Arab Emirates of the South Created as British Protectorate,…
Cuban Revolution: Fulgencio Batista, dictator of Cuba, is overthrown by Fidel Castro's forces. Date: January 1, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 1 π Events on this day in 1959 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1959Saint Lawrence Seaway Opens to Shipping April 25, 1959USS George Washington Launched,…
The State Council of the People's Republic of China dissolves the government of Tibet. Date: March 28, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 28 π Events on this day in 1959 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1959Jack Kilby Files First Integrated Circuit Patent February 6, 1959Sultanate of…