The first official TV broadcast in Canada takes place in Montreal.
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The Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO) is established, aimed at preventing the spread of communism in the region.
USS Nautilus (SSN-571), the world’s first nuclear powered submarine is commissioned at Groton, Connecticut, with Commander Eugene P. Wilkinson as the boat’s first commander. The construction of Nautilus was made possible by the successful development of a nuclear propulsion plant by a group of scientists and engineers, under the leadership of Captain Hyman G. Rickover. More
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Argentina's President Peron is deposed after a revolt by the army and navy. He had ben reelected to his second term by a wide margin in 1952. He left Argentina and lived in exile and returned to Argentina in 1973 and was soon elected President for a third time. More
he television series "The Mickey Mouse Club" premieres on American television, becoming an iconic part of popular culture.
Ford introduces its newest model called the Edsel which went on to become perhaps its most notable financial and marketing failure. The Edsel was discontinued after three model years, with the brand becoming a symbol of corporate failure . It is now a prized collector's item. More
The US Military conducts the first-ever underground nuclear explosion as part of Operation Plumbbob. The test took place in Nevada. More
The Little Rock Nine are able to enter classes at the Little Rock Central High School for the first time after President Eisenhower federalized the Arkansas National Guard and sent the 101st Airborne Division of the United States Army to Little Rock to enforce desegregation and protect the students from hostile mobs.
Before this intervention, Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus had used the state's National Guard to block the students from attending the school to "preserve the peace" Eisenhower's Federalization of the entire 10,000 member Arkansas National Guard took them out out of Governor Faubus's control. More
Black student Elizabeth Eckford is jeered by white student Hazel Bryan as she attempts to enter Little Rock Central High School.
The Soviet spacecraft Luna 2 reaches the moon and crashes on its surface, making it the first human-made object to contact another solar system body. More . Luna 2 was launched by the Soviet Union on September 12, 1959.
Fidel Castro arrives in New York to address the UN General Assembly. His brief trip put the Cuban leader on the world stage. Days after his return to Cuba, the US imposed a trade embargo that would last more than half a century. Diplomatic relations with the island were severed in January 1961. More
Mali Independence Day It commemorates the day in 1960 when the Sudanese Republic formally declared its independence from the short-lived Mali Federation, becoming the Republic of Mali.
The first-ever televised U.S. presidential candidate debate takes place between John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon. More
The 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, is bombed by white supremacists, resulting in the deaths of four young African-American girls.
Malaysia is formed by Malaya, Singapore, British North Borneo (Sabah) and Sarawak. Almost two years later, following a period of political and racial tensions, Singapore was separated from Malaysia and became an independent nation on August 9 1965. More
Malta Independence Day from the U.K. Officially the Republic of Malta, is an island country in Southern Europe located in the Mediterranean Sea, between Sicily and North Africa with a population of about 542,000.
The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy, known unofficially as the Warren Commission, delivers its report to President Lyndon B. Johnson. The report was made public three days later. More
A ceasefire between India and Pakistan goes into effect, ending the second Indo-Pakistani War. More
Fidel Castro announces that any Cuban who wished to leave the country was free to do so. . The announcement took place six years after the Cuban revolution and four years after the failed Bay of Pigs invasion supported by the CIA. The proclamation resulted in hundreds of thousands of Cuban immigrants emigrating to Florida.
Botswana Independence day from the UK (Effective date of the Botswana Independence Act 1966).
Eswatini Independence day from the UK. formally the Kingdom of Eswatini, also known by its former official names Swaziland. In April 2018, the official name was changed from Kingdom of Swaziland to Kingdom of Eswatini.
It is a landlocked country in Southern Africa, bordered by South Africa on all sides except the northeast, where it shares a border with Mozambique. The executive capital and largest city is Mbabane, and the legislative and second capital is Lobamba. Its 2023 population estimate is 1.3 Million. The government is an absolute monarchy, the last of its kind in Africa,