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Events from the year 1959 in the United States. With the admittance of Alaska and Hawaii, this is the last year in which states are added to the union. Incumbents
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1959 elections in the United States by state (15 C, 1 P) 1959 in American sports by state (48 C) A. 1959 in Alabama (2 C) 1959 in Arizona (2 C, 1 P) 1959 in Arkansas ...
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)
In 1959, Alaska (3 January) and Hawaii (21 August) became the 49th and 50th states respectively of the United States. In 1959, Fidel Castro overthrew the regime of Fulgencio Batista in Cuba, establishing a communist government in the country. Although Castro initially sought aid from the US, he was rebuffed and later turned to the Soviet Union.
1960 – U-2 incident, wherein a CIA U-2 spy plane was shot down while flying a reconnaissance mission over Soviet Union airspace 1960 – Greensboro sit-ins, sparked by four African American college students refusing to move from a segregated lunch counter, and the Nashville sit-ins, spur similar actions and increases sentiment in the Civil Rights Movement.
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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)