USS Barbero Missile Mail Delivery Attempt June 8, 1959
Date: June 8, 1959
Date: June 8, 1959
A Turkish Airlines Vickers Viscount crashes near Gatwick Airport, killing 14; Turkish prime minister Adnan Menderes survives the crash. Date: February 17, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on February 17 ๐ Events on this day in 1959 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1959Typhoon Vera Kills Nearly 5,000 in…
Bonanza, the first regularly scheduled TV program presented in color, is launched in the United States. Date: September 12, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on September 12 ๐ Events on this day in 1959 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 195914th Dalai Lama Flees Tibet for India – March…
Project Vanguard: Vanguard 2: The first weather satellite is launched to measure cloud-cover distribution. Date: February 17, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on February 17 ๐ Events on this day in 1959 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1959Organization of American States Drafts Inter-American Development Bank Agreement, April 8,…
French President Charles de Gaulle declares in a speech in Strasbourg his vision for "Europe, from the Atlantic to the Urals". Date: November 23, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on November 23 ๐ Events on this day in 1959 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1959International Yard and Pound…
Quiz show scandals: Twenty-One game show contestant Charles Van Doren admits to a Congressional committee that he had been given questions and answers in advance. Date: November 2, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on November 2 ๐ Events on this day in 1959 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from…
Luna 1, the first spacecraft to reach the vicinity of the Moon and to orbit the Sun, is launched by the Soviet Union. Date: January 2, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on January 2 ๐ Events on this day in 1959 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1959Klaus Fuchs…