Pan American Airways makes the first commercial flight of the Boeing 707 from New York City to Paris. Pan American Airways, commonly known as Pan…
Tag: 1958
27 March 1958
Nikita Khrushchev becomes Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union. Nikita Khrushchev was a pivotal figure in the history of the Soviet…
28 December 1958
“Greatest Game Ever Played”: The Baltimore Colts defeat the New York Giants in the first ever National Football League sudden death This game is often…
18 December 1958
Project SCORE, the world’s first communications satellite, is launched. Launched on December 18, 1958, Project SCORE was a joint effort between the United States Army…
26 October 1958
Pan American Airways makes the first commercial flight of the Boeing 707 from New York City to Paris. The Boeing 707 is a historic and…
3 August 1958
The world’s first nuclear submarine, the USS Nautilus, becomes the first vessel to complete a submerged transit of the geographical North Pole. The USS Nautilus…
4 January 1958
Sputnik 1, the first artificial Earth satellite, launched by the Soviet Union in 1957, falls to Earth from orbit
28 January 1958
The Lego company patents the design of its Lego bricks, still compatible with bricks produced today.
1 December 1958
The Our Lady of the Angels School fire in Chicago kills 92 children and three nuns.