34 events found for 1959
The Saint Lawrence Seaway, linking the North American Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean, officially opens to shipping
The Tritons' Fountain in Valletta, Malta is turned on for the first time
In Cuba, the First Agrarian Reform Law – a cornerstone of the Cuban Revolution – was signed by Fidel Castro, aiming to
The North Vietnamese Army establishes Group 559, whose responsibility is to determine how to maintain supply lines to So
The Auckland Harbour Bridge, crossing the Waitemata Harbour in Auckland, New Zealand, is officially opened by Governor-G
USS Barbero and the United States Postal Service attempt the delivery of mail via Missile Mail
Disneyland Monorail System, the first daily operating monorail system in the Western Hemisphere, opens to the public in
A rare June hurricane strikes Canada's Gulf of St
Convicted Manhattan Project spy Klaus Fuchs is released after only nine years in prison and allowed to emigrate to Dresd
Swedish boxer Ingemar Johansson becomes world champion of heavy weight boxing, by defeating American Floyd Patterson on
A United States Air Force F-100 Super Sabre from Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, crashes into a nearby elementary school, kill
Specific values for the international yard, avoirdupois pound and derived units (e.g. inch, mile and ounce) are…
Venus occults the star Regulus. This rare event is used to determine the diameter of Venus and the structure of the…
NS Savannah, the first nuclear-powered cargo-passenger ship, is launched as a showcase for Dwight D. Eisenhower's…
Elijah Jerry "Pumpsie" Green becomes the first African-American to play for the Boston Red Sox, the last team to…
At the opening of the American National Exhibition in Moscow, U.S. vice president Richard Nixon and Soviet premier…
The Continental League is announced as baseball's "third major league" in the United States.