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NS Savannah, the first nuclear-powered cargo-passenger ship, is launched as a showcase for Dwight D. Eisenhower's…
At the opening of the American National Exhibition in Moscow, U.S. vice president Richard Nixon and Soviet premier…
First United States Congress elections in Hawaii as a state of the Union.
United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs an executive order proclaiming Hawaii the 50th state of the union.…
During a visit to Caracas, Venezuela, the US Vice President Richard Nixon's car is attacked by anti-American demonstrato
During a visit to Caracas, Venezuela, the US Vice President Richard Nixon's car is attacked by anti-American demonstrato
May 1958 crisis: A group of French military officers lead a coup in Algiers demanding that a government of national unit
May 1958 crisis: A group of French military officers lead a coup in Algiers demanding that a government of national unit
Cuban Revolution: Fidel Castro's 26th of July Movement, heavily reinforced by Frank Pais Militia, overwhelm an army post
Memorial Day: The remains of two unidentified American servicemen, killed in action during World War II and the Korean W
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation links television broadcasting across Canada via microwave.
Flooding of Canada's Saint Lawrence Seaway begins.
US President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs the Alaska Statehood Act into law.
In the 14 July Revolution in Iraq, the monarchy is overthrown by popular forces led by Abd al-Karim Qasim, who becomes…
In the 14 July Revolution in Iraq, the monarchy is overthrown by popular forces led by Abd al-Karim Qasim, who becomes…
The African Regroupment Party holds its first congress in Cotonou.
U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs into law the National Aeronautics and Space Act, which creates the National…
The world's first nuclear submarine, the USS Nautilus, becomes the first vessel to complete a submerged transit of the…
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.