Historical Events In 1958

Jan 21   KMOT TV channel 10 in Minot, ND (NBC) begins broadcasting on this day in history.  

Jan 22   In the year 1958 kRSD (now KEVN) TV channel 7 in Rapid City, SD (ABC) 1st broadcast  

Jan 23   On this day in history "Body Beautiful" opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 60 performances  

Jan 23   Dictator Marcos Pérez Jiménez flees Venezuela, Larrazábal takes power on this day in history.  

Jan 23   On this day in history hanif Mohammad completes 337 in 970 minutes vs West Indies  

Jan 24   On this day in history after warming to 100,000,000 degrees, 2 light atoms are bashed together to create a heavier atom, resulting in 1st man-made nuclear fusion  

Jan 26   H Laskow replaces Moshe Dayan as Israeli minister of Defense on this day in history.  

Jan 26   Jack Smith takes over for Art Baker as TV host of "You Asked for It" in the year 1958.  

Jan 27   Ferenc Münnich follows Kádár as premier of Hungary in the year 1958.  

Jan 27   Ferenc Munnich follows Kadar as premier of Hungary in the year 1958.  

Jan 28   On this day in history construction began on first private thorium-uranium nuclear reactor  

Jan 28   On this day in history dodger catcher Roy Campanella is paralyzed in an automobile wreck  

Jan 29   In the year 1958 movie actor Paul Newman and actress Joanne Woodward are married.  

Jan 29   Murderer, Charles Starkweather, captured by police in Wyoming on this day in history.  

Jan 29   Paul Newman &Joanne Woodward wed in the year 1958.  

Jan 30   Earnest H Heinkel, German airplane builder (WW II), dies at 70 in the year 1958.  

Jan 30   On this day in history house of Lords passes bill allowing women in  

Jan 30   The first 2-way moving sidewalk in service, Dallas TX on this day in history.  

Jan 31   In the year 1958 america launches its first satellite, Explorer I, from Cape Canaverel  

Jan 31   In Ottawa Ontario James Gladstone takes his seat as Canada's first native Senator; Alberta Blood Indian is appointed by the Prime Minister John Diefenbaker in the year 1958.  

Jan 31   In the year 1958 james van Allen discovers radiation belt  

Jan 31   The U.S. enters the space race with the successful launch of the Explorer One satellite in the year 1958.  

Jan 31   US launches their first artificial satellite, Explorer 1 on this day in history.  

Feb 01   In the year 1958 1959 Swiss males vote against voting rights for women  

Feb 01   Clinton Joseph Davisson, dies in the year 1958.  

Feb 01   On this day in history egypt & Syria announce plans to merge into United Arab Republic  

Feb 01   US satellite (Explorer I) launched on this day in history.  

Feb 02   In the year 1958 syria joins Egypt in United Arab Republic  

Feb 03   Henry Kuttner, sci-fi author (Dark World, As You Were), dies at 42 on this day in history.  

Feb 03   On this day in history royal Teens' "Short Shorts" enters Top 40 chart & peaks at #3  

Feb 03   On this day in history royal Teens' "Short Shorts" enters Top 40 chart &peaks at #3  

Feb 04   On this day in history "Oh, Captain!" opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 192 performances  

Feb 04   Frederik de Merode, Belgian prince, dies at 46 on this day in history.  

Feb 05   In the year 1958 clifton R Wharton confirmed as 1st US black foreign minister (Romania)  

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Jan 02   In the year 1958 birth of vladimir Ovchinnikov, Russian pianist  

Jan 03   Shim Hyung-rae, South Korean filmmaker was born in the year 1958.  

Jan 04   Matt Frewer, Washington DC, actor (Max Headroom, Doctor Doctor) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04   Nina Foust, Asheboro NC, LPGA golfer (1994 Hawaiian Ladies Open-6th) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04   Andy Borowitz, American comedian and satirist was born in the year 1958.  

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of gary Jones, Welsh-born actor  

Jan 05   Suzy Amis, Okla City, actress (Blame it on Rio, Where the Heart is) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 07   Donna Rice, New Orleans La, model/Gary Hart's lover was born on this day in history.  

Jan 01   David Broekman, musican (Think Fast), dies at 55 on this day in history.  

Jan 04   Waverley John Anderson, Scot, viscount/governor of Bengal, dies at 75 in the year 1958.  

Jan 06   Josephine CMA, princess of Belgium/nun, dies at 85 on this day in history.  

Jan 07   Petru Groza, premier/president (Romania, 1945-58), dies at 74 in the year 1958.  

Jan 08   In the year 1958 death of paul Pilgrim, American athlete (b. 1883)  

Jan 09   Paul Fechter, German writer/historian (God's Magician), dies in the year 1958.  

Jan 10   In the year 1958 charles de Trooz, Belgian writer, dies at 52  

Jan 11   Alec Rowley, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.