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Law of Permanent Defense of Democracy, outlawing the Communist Party of Chile and banning 26,650 persons from the…
Chinese Civil War: The Second Taiwan Strait Crisis begins with the People's Liberation Army's bombardment of Quemoy.
The first two German post-war rockets, designed by the German engineer Ernst Mohr, reach the upper atmosphere.
The first two German post-war rockets, designed by the German engineer Ernst Mohr, reach the upper atmosphere.
A Central Railroad of New Jersey commuter train runs through an open drawbridge at the Newark Bay, killing 48.
The Bank of America introduces its first credit card, the BankAmericard (later renamed the VISA Card), in a test…
The 1958 Pakistani coup d'état inaugurates a prolonged period of military rule.
The 1958 Pakistani coup d'état inaugurates a prolonged period of military rule.
Iskander Mirza, the first President of Pakistan, is deposed by General Ayub Khan, who had been appointed the enforcer…
Iskander Mirza, the first President of Pakistan, is deposed by General Ayub Khan, who had been appointed the enforcer…
South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem began a state visit to the United States, his regime's main sponsor
At Malden Island in the Pacific Ocean, Britain tests its first hydrogen bomb in Operation Grapple
South Africa's government approves of racial separation in universities
John Diefenbaker leads the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada to a stunning upset in the 1957 Canadian federal ele
Ellen Fairclough is sworn in as Canada's first female Cabinet Minister
Rawya Ateya takes her seat in the National Assembly of Egypt, thereby becoming the first female parliamentarian in the…
The Tunisian King Muhammad VIII al-Amin is replaced by President Habib Bourguiba.
U.S. Senator Strom Thurmond begins a filibuster to prevent the United States Senate from voting on the Civil Rights…
President Ngô Đình Diệm of South Vietnam becomes the first foreign head of state to make a state visit to Australia.