Page 2: Historical Events In 1958

Jan 21   KMOT TV channel 10 in Minot, ND (NBC) begins broadcasting   

Jan 22   KRSD (now KEVN) TV channel 7 in Rapid City, SD (ABC) 1st broadcast   

Jan 23   "Body Beautiful" opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 60 performances.   

Jan 23   Hanif Mohammad completes 337 in 970 minutes vs West Indies   

Jan 24   After warming to 100000000 degrees, 2 light atoms are bashed together to create a heavier atom, resulting in 1st man-made nuclear fusion.   

Jan 26   In this year, H Laskow adopts in place of Moshe Dayan as Israeli minister of Defense   

Jan 26   Jack Smith takes over for Art Baker as TV host of "You Asked for It"   

Jan 27   Ferenc Munnich follows Kadar as premier of Hungary.   

Jan 28   Construction began on inaugural private thorium-uranium nuclear reactor   

Jan 28   Dodger catcher Roy Campanella is paralyzed in an automobile wreck   

Jan 29   Movie actor Paul Newman and actress Joanne Woodward are married.   

Jan 29   Murderer, Charles Starkweather, captured by police in Wyoming   

Jan 29   Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward wed.   

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

Jan 30   House of Lords passes bill allowing women in.   

Jan 30   The inaugural 2-way moving sidewalk in service, Dallas TX   

Jan 31   America launches its inaugural satellite, Explorer I, from Cape Canaverel   

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

Jan 31   James van Allen discovers radiation belt   

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

Jan 31   US launches their inaugural artificial satellite, Explorer 1.   

Feb 01   1959 Swiss males vote against voting rights for women.   

Feb 01   Clinton Joseph Davisson, dies.   

Feb 01   Egypt and Syria announce plans to merge into United Arab Republic.   

Feb 01   US satellite (Explorer I) launched   

Feb 02   Syria joins Egypt in United Arab Republic   

Feb 03   Henry Kuttner, sci-fi author (Dark World, As You Were), dies at 42   

Feb 03   Royal Teens' "Short Shorts" enters Top 40 chart and peaks at #3.   

Feb 04   "Oh, Captain!" opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 192 performances.   

Feb 04   Frederik de Merode, Belgian prince, dies at 46.   

Feb 05   Clifton R Wharton confirmed as 1st US black foreign minister (Romania)   

Feb 05   Clifton R Wharton confirmed as inaugural US black foreign minister (Romania).   

Feb 05   Gamel Abdel Nasser nominated inaugural President of United Arab Republic.   

Feb 05   Henry M Tomlinson, British writer (Under red ensign), dies at 84.   

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Jan 02   Vladimir ovchinnikov: Russian pianist   

Jan 03   Shim hyung-rae: South korean filmmaker   

Jan 04   Matt frewer: Washington dc, actor (max headroom, doctor doctor)   

Jan 04   Nina foust: Asheboro nc, lpga golfer (1994 hawaiian ladies open-6th)   

Jan 04   Andy borowitz: American comedian and satirist   

Jan 04   Gary jones: Welsh-born actor   

Jan 05   Suzy amis: Okla city, actress (blame it on rio, where the heart is)   

Jan 07   Donna rice: New orleans la, model/gary hart's lover   

Jan 01   David broekman: Musican (think fast),    

Jan 04   Waverley john anderson: Scot, viscount/governor of bengal,    

Jan 06   Josephine cma: Princess of belgium/nun,   

Jan 07   Petru groza: Premier/president (romania, 1945-58),   

Jan 08   Paul pilgrim: American athlete (b. 1883)   

Jan 09   Paul fechter: German writer/historian (god's magician),   

Jan 10   Charles de trooz: Belgian writer,   

Jan 11   Alec rowley: Composer,