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1959 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1959th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 959th year of the 2nd millennium, the 59th year of the 20th century, and the 10th and last year of the 1950s decade.
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 ...
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 November 2023, they are the final two states admitted to the union.
October 1959 events in the United States (1 C, 1 P) November 1959 events in the United States (1 C, 10 P) December 1959 events in the United States (1 C, 5 P)
The year 1959 in science and technology involved some significant events, listed below. Astronomy and space exploration ...
January 4, 1959: Luna-1 enters orbit around Sun, becomes the first man-made "planet" January 8, 1959: Fidel Castro arrives in Havana January 25, 1959: Boeing 707 begins service January 3, 1959: 49th state added to the U.S.A. The following events occurred in January 1959:
During a Currie Cup match against Natal at the Jan Smuts Ground in East London in December, Border set the record (which still stands) for the lowest aggregate score by a first class side in a match.
1959 events in the United States by month (12 C) / 1959 disestablishments in the United States (33 C, 12 P) 1959 establishments in the United States (59 C, 48 P) A.