Historical Events for December 1959
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Months in 1959: January February March April May June July August September October November
Events 1 - 33 of 33
1st - 12 nations sign treaty for scientific peaceful use of Antarctica
1st - 1st color photograph of Earth from outer space
1st - 25th Heisman Trophy Award: Billy Cannon, LSU (HB)
1st - The 1st color photograph of Earth received from outer space
2nd - Malpasset dam collapses destroying French Riviera town of Frejus
3rd - State of emergency on Cyprus ends
5th - Intikhab Alam bowls Colin McDonald with 1st ball in Tests
7th - "Saratoga" opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 80 performances
8th - Dom Mintoff demands independence for Malta
8th - President Eisenhower watches Pakistan v Aust Test Cricket at Karachi
11th - Yanks trade Marv Thronberry, Don Larsen, Hank Bauer & Norm Seibern for Roger Maris, Kent Hadley & Joe Deaestri
12th - UN Committee on Peaceful Use of Outer Space is established
13th - Archbishop Makarios elected 1st president of Cyprus
14th - Archbishop Makarios proclaimed president of Cyprus
14th - J B Jordan in F-104C sets world altitude record, 31,513m
15th - Everly Brothers record "Let It Be Me"
16th - Snow falling in Lowarai Pass West Pakistan kills 48
17th - "On The Beach," is 1st film to premiere on both sides of Iron Curtain
17th - 1st movie opening simultaneously in major cities (On The Beach)
American Baseball Player Roger Maris
18th - Sammy Baugh named 1st coach of NY Titans (AFL)
19th - 1st Liberty Bowl game-Penn State beats Alabama 7-0
20th - Jasu Patel takes 9-69, India v Australia at Kanpur
21st - 10th largest snowfall in NYC history (13.7")
21st - Citizens of Deerfield Ill block building of interracial housing
21st - Tom Landry accepts coaching job with Dallas Cowboys (stays until 1988)
22nd - Continental League awards its last franchise to Dallas-Fort Worth
22nd - NY Ranger goalie Marcel Paille wears a customized mask
25th - A synagogue in Cologne Germany desecrated with swatstikas
25th - Richard Starkey receives his 1st drum set
25th - Sony brings transistor TV 8-301 to the market
27th - Balt Colts beat NY Giants 31-16 in NFL championship game
29th - Saul Levitt's "Andersonville Trial," premieres in NYC
30th - George Washington, 1st ballistic missile sub commissioned
