Historical Events In 1958

Jan 21   In the year 1958 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 on this day in history.  

Jan 23   In the year 1958 "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   In the year 1958 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   On this day in history h Laskow replaces Moshe Dayan as Israeli minister of Defense  

Jan 26   On this day in history jack Smith takes over for Art Baker as TV host of "You Asked for It"  

Jan 27   Ferenc Münnich follows Kádár as premier of Hungary on this day in history.  

Jan 27   In the year 1958 ferenc Munnich follows Kadar as premier of Hungary  

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

Jan 28   Dodger catcher Roy Campanella is paralyzed in an automobile wreck on this day in history.  

Jan 29   On this day in history movie actor Paul Newman and actress Joanne Woodward are married.  

Jan 29   Murderer, Charles Starkweather, captured by police in Wyoming in the year 1958.  

Jan 29   In the year 1958 paul Newman &Joanne Woodward wed  

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

Jan 30   House of Lords passes bill allowing women in on this day in history.  

Jan 30   On this day in history the first 2-way moving sidewalk in service, Dallas TX  

Jan 31   America launches its first satellite, Explorer I, from Cape Canaverel in the year 1958.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 31   James van Allen discovers radiation belt on this day in history.  

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

Jan 31   On this day in history uS launches their first artificial satellite, Explorer 1  

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

Feb 01   On this day in history clinton Joseph Davisson, dies  

Feb 01   In the year 1958 egypt & Syria announce plans to merge into United Arab Republic  

Feb 01   US satellite (Explorer I) launched in the year 1958.  

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

Feb 03   In the year 1958 henry Kuttner, sci-fi author (Dark World, As You Were), dies at 42  

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

Feb 03   Royal Teens' "Short Shorts" enters Top 40 chart &peaks at #3 in the year 1958.  

Feb 04   In the year 1958 "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   Clifton R Wharton confirmed as 1st US black foreign minister (Romania) in the year 1958.  

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Jan 02   On this day in history birth of vladimir Ovchinnikov, Russian pianist  

Jan 03   In the year 1958 birth of shim Hyung-rae, South Korean filmmaker  

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   On this day in history birth of andy Borowitz, American comedian and satirist  

Jan 04   Gary Jones, Welsh-born actor was born on this day in history.  

Jan 05   Suzy Amis, Okla City, actress (Blame it on Rio, Where the Heart is) was born in the year 1958.  

Jan 07   Donna Rice, New Orleans La, model/Gary Hart's lover was born in the year 1958.  

Jan 01   In the year 1958 david Broekman, musican (Think Fast), dies at 55  

Jan 04   In the year 1958 waverley John Anderson, Scot, viscount/governor of Bengal, dies at 75  

Jan 06   Josephine CMA, princess of Belgium/nun, dies at 85 in the year 1958.  

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

Jan 08   Paul Pilgrim, American athlete (b. 1883) died on this day in history.  

Jan 09   In the year 1958 paul Fechter, German writer/historian (God's Magician), dies  

Jan 10   Charles de Trooz, Belgian writer, dies at 52 on this day in history.  

Jan 11   In the year 1958 alec Rowley, composer, dies at 65