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1959 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, the ... [17] and goes on to become the most widely manufactured device in history. ...
The 1959 Hebgen Lake earthquake in southwest Montana kills 28. Miles Davis' influential jazz album Kind of Blue is released. August 21 — Hawaii is admitted as the 50th and last U.S. state (see History of Hawaii). August 22 — American Football League founded by Lamar Hunt [2] August 28–September 7 — The 1959 Pan American Games are held ...
Police in New York City concluded what was, at the time, the second-largest drug bust in American history, arresting 27 people between 8:30 Saturday night and 5:00 Sunday morning, and seizing 32 pounds (15 kg) of heroin with a "street value of $3,660,800". A January 1958 roundup in Elmont, New York, had netted 35 pounds (16 kg) and 17 arrests. [35]
1959 – Cuban Revolution; 1959 – Landrum–Griffin Act, a labor law that regulates labor unions' internal affairs and their officials' relationships with employers, becomes law; 1959 – Alaska and Hawaii became the 49th and 50th U.S. states; as of January 2025, they are the final two states admitted to the union.
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1959 January 1 Batista steps down and a civilian government takes control. 1959 January 1 The Cuban revolutionaries call a General Strike to ensure governmental control [1] 1959 January 2 Che Guevara's and Camilo Cienfuegos' troops arrive on Havana. 1959 January 5 Manuel Urrutia is named President of Cuba. 1959 January 9 Fidel arrives in Havana.
This amphibious Civil Defense vehicle, known as the "Duck," was brought in by the county during the 1959 flood.
1959 in the United States by state or territory (53 C) 1959 events in the United States by month (12 C) 1959 disestablishments in the United States (33 C, 12 P)