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   "Body Beautiful" opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 60 performances in the year 1958.  

Jan 23   In the year 1958 dictator Marcos Pérez Jiménez flees Venezuela, Larrazábal takes power  

Jan 23   Hanif Mohammad completes 337 in 970 minutes vs West Indies in the year 1958.  

Jan 24   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 in the year 1958.  

Jan 26   H Laskow replaces Moshe Dayan as Israeli minister of Defense in the year 1958.  

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

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   Construction began on first private thorium-uranium nuclear reactor in the year 1958.  

Jan 28   Dodger catcher Roy Campanella is paralyzed in an automobile wreck in the year 1958.  

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

Jan 29   In the year 1958 murderer, Charles Starkweather, captured by police in Wyoming  

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

Jan 30   In the year 1958 earnest H Heinkel, German airplane builder (WW II), dies at 70  

Jan 30   In the year 1958 house of Lords passes bill allowing women in  

Jan 30   In the year 1958 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 in the year 1958.  

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

Jan 31   The U.S. enters the space race with the successful launch of the Explorer One satellite on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history uS satellite (Explorer I) launched  

Feb 02   Syria joins Egypt in United Arab Republic on this day in history.  

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

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

Feb 03   In the year 1958 royal Teens' "Short Shorts" enters Top 40 chart &peaks at #3  

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

Feb 04   Frederik de Merode, Belgian prince, dies at 46 in the year 1958.  

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

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

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

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of matt Frewer, Washington DC, actor (Max Headroom, Doctor Doctor)  

Jan 04   Nina Foust, Asheboro NC, LPGA golfer (1994 Hawaiian Ladies Open-6th) was born in the year 1958.  

Jan 04   Andy Borowitz, American comedian and satirist was born on this day in history.  

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 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   On this day in history 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   On this day in history josephine CMA, princess of Belgium/nun, dies at 85  

Jan 07   Petru Groza, premier/president (Romania, 1945-58), dies at 74 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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.