1958: A Great Year for Autos

1958 Mercedes Benz

1958 Rolls Royce Silver Cloud1 Mulliner 7410 DHC

1958 Bentley S1 Continental Park Ward DHC

My 55th Birthday--The Most Important Day of 2013

Today, I am overwhelmed with excitement in anticipation of my birthday on August 25, 2013. This is the most important day of my year because this is the anniversary of the day I was born.  By the time my birthday comes I will  be 55 years, or 660 months, or 20,088 days, or 482,112 hours, or 28,926,720 minutes, or 1,735,603,200 seconds.

I love my birthday because it is the only real holiday in August. Summer is my all time favorite season and it is always hot in August. Some of my most memorable experiences happened in August.  My daughter Na'Tifah was also born in August. I count her as my gift from GOD for my 32nd birthday!

There are some people--some famous, some not so famous and some infamous who share my birthday. My great aunt, Clara Nash, my grandmother's older sister, was also born on August 25th, as well as a first cousin to my grandmother cousin, Theodora Wordlaw.  Growing up, it made me feel good to know we all three shared the same birthday.  I felt special.
I am quietly trying to figure out how I would like to celebrate my birthday. I would love to have a big party and have Peabo Bryson and Jeffrey Osborne, two of my favorite male vocalists, sing a 'Happy Birthday' duet to me. That would be the ultimate... Oh well, a girl can dream can't she?

December 1958

December 1
Central African Republic made autonomous member of French Community (National Day)
December 1
"Flower Drum Song" opens at St. James Theater New York City for 602 performances
December 1
Our Lady of Angels School burns, killing 92 students and 3 nuns (Chic)
December 2
24th Heisman Trophy Award: Pete Dawkins, Army (HB)
December 2
Benelux treaty signed by Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg
December 2
KNOP TV channel 2 in North Platte, NB (NBC) begins broadcasting
December 3
Indonesian parliament accepts nationalisation of Dutch businesses
December 4
Dahomey (Benin), Ivory Coast become autonomous within French Community
December 4
Finnish government of Fagerholm, resigns
December 5
Phils drop plans for New York sportcast as Yankees threat to do same in Philadelphia
December 5
WTOL TV channel 11 in Toledo, OH (CBS) begins broadcasting
December 6
U.S. lunar probe Pioneer 3 reaches 107,269 km, falls back
December 7
Romulo Betancourt elected President of Venezuela
December 9
Robert H W Welch, Jr. and 11 other men meet in Indianapolis to form anti-Communist John Birch Society
December 10
1st domestic (NY-Miami) passenger jet flight-National 707 flew 111
December 10
University of Pitts agrees to buy Forbes Field from the Pirates
December 11
4th (last) Dutch government of Drees falls
December 11
Archibald MacLeish's "JB," premieres in New York City
December 11
Upper Volta (now Bourkina Fasso) gains autonomy from France
December 12
Dutch social democratic party-ministers/premier Drees dismissed
December 12
Fergie Gupte takes 9-102 with leggies vs. West Indies at Kanpur
December 16
Bogota warehouse fire kills 82
December 18
1st test project of Signal Communications by Orbiting Relay Equip
December 18
1st voice from space: recorded Christmas message by Eisenhower
December 18
Niger gains autonomy within French Community (National Day)
December 19
1st radio broadcast from space (President Eisenhower voice "To all mankind, America's wish for Peace on Earth and Good Will to Men Everywhere")
December 21
Charles De Gaulle wins 7 year term as 1st President of 5th Rep of France
December 22
2nd Dutch Beel government forms
December 22
"Chipmunk Song" reaches #1
December 22
"Whoop-Up" opens at Shubert Theater New York City for 56 performances
December 23
Abdallah Ibrahim forms government of Morocco
December 23
"Party with Comden and Green" opens at John Golden New York City for 38 performances
December 25
Alan Freed's Christmas Rock and Roll Spectacular opens
December 28
Chipmunks (Alvin, Simon and Theodore with David Seville) hit #1
December 28
What might be called greatest NFL game, Colts beat Giants 23-17
December 29
Baltimore Colts beat New York Giants 23-17 in NFL championship game
December 29
TV soap "Young Dr. Malone" debuts
December 30
French franc devalued
December 31
47th Davis Cup: USA beats Australia in Brisbane (3-2)
December 31
Cubans dictator Batista flees
December 31
International Geophyscial Year ends
December 31
Willie Shoemaker 1st jockey to win national riding championship 4X

November 1958

November 1
U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test
November 3
U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test
November 4
Angelo G. Roncalli crowned as pope John XXIII
November 4
Belgian government of Eyskens, resigns
November 4
Democrats win U.S. congressional election
November 5
KGLD (now KSNG) TV channel 11 in Garden City, KS (NBC) 1st broadcast
November 5
"Maria Golovin" opens at Martin Beck Theater New York City for 5 performances
November 6
AL announces that Kansas City will play AL record 52 night games in 1959
November 6
Belgium government of Eyskens and Lilar forms
November 6
Wilber Snyder beats V Gagne in Omaha, to become NWA wrestling champ
November 8
"Maria Golovin" closes at Martin Beck Theater New York City after 5 performances
November 10
Bertolt Brecht's "Der aufhaltsame Aufstieg des Arturo o Ui," premieres
November 10
WUFT TV channel 5 in Gainesville, Florida (PBS) begins broadcasting
November 11
AL announces Kansas City will play AL record 52 night games in 1959
November 11
"La Plume de Ma Tante" opens at Royale Theater New York City for 835 performances
November 12
Bob Turley of Yankees wins Cy Young Award
November 13
New York City Mayor Robert Wagner announces plans to begin a new baseball called the Continental League
November 17
KAII TV channel 7 in Wailuku, HI (NBC) begins broadcasting
November 18
1st true reservoir in Jerusalem opens
November 18
Indians minority stockholders sell their stock to William Delay
November 19
First 2 F-27 Fokker's Friendships delivered on Aer Lingus
November 24
Mali becomes an autonomous state within French Community
November 25
Senegal becomes an autonomous state in French Community
November 27
U.S.S.R. abrogates Allied war-time agreements on control of Germany
November 28
AL announces Opening Day in 1959 will be earliest ever, April 9
November 28
Chad becomes an autonomous republic within French community
November 28
Congo and Mauritania become autonomous members of French Community
November 28
George "Punch" Imlach becomes coach of NHL's Toronto Maple Leafs
November 28
KCOO (now KABY) TV channel 9 in Aberdeen, SD (ABC) begins broadcasting
November 28
Test Cricket debut for Wes Hall, vs. India at Bombay
November 28
U.S. reports 1st full-range firing of an ICBM
November 29
46th CFL Grey Cup: Winn Blue Bombers defeat Hamilton Tiger-Cats, 35-28
November 30
1st guided missile destroyer launched, Dewey, Bath, Me
November 30
WKBW TV channel 7 in Buffalo, New York (ABC) begins broadcasting

October 1958

October 1
Britain transfers Christmas Island (south of Java) to Australia
October 1
Vanguard Project transferred from military to NASA
October 2
Guinea (French Guinea) gains independence from France (National Day)
October 2
Musical show "Valmouth," 1st produced in London
October 2
U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya U.S.S.R.
October 4
12th NHL All-Star Game: Montreal beat All-Stars 6-3 at Montreal
October 4
5th French republic forms
October 5
KRTV TV channel 3 in Great Falls, Montana (CBS) begins broadcasting
October 5
U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
October 5
U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya U.S.S.R.
October 6
U.S. nuclear sub USS Seawolfe remains record 60 days under pole
October 7
Potter Stewart appointed to U.S. Supreme Court
October 7
U.S. manned space-flight project renamed Project Mercury
October 8
Braves Eddie Mathews strikes out for World Series record 11th time
October 8
Dr. Ake Senning installs 1st pacemaker in Stockholm
October 8
KCMT TV channel 7 in Alexandria, MN (CBS/NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting
October 8
U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
October 9
Israeli Navy inaugrates it's 1st submarine
October 9
New York Yankees appear in 9 and win 7 of last 10 World Series
October 9
New York Yankees beat Braves 4 games to 3 in 55th World Series
October 10
U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
October 10
U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya U.S.S.R.
October 11
2nd U.S. Moon probe, Pioneer 1, reaches 113,810 km, falls back
October 11
"Goldilocks" opens at Lunt Fontanne Theater New York City for 161 performances
October 12
CVP wins municipal elections in Belgium
October 12
U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya U.S.S.R.
October 12
WJRT TV channel 12 in Flint, MI (ABC) begins broadcasting
October 14
Brendan Behan's "Hostage," premieres in London
October 14
Malagasy Republic becomes autonomous republic in French Community
October 14
Paul Osborn's "World of Suzie Wong," premieres in New York City
October 14
U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
October 15
Tunisia drops diplomatic relations with Egypt
October 15
U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya U.S.S.R.
October 16
Benjamin Britten's "Nocturne," premieres
October 16
U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
October 19
U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
October 21
1st women in English House of Lords
October 23
De Gaulle offers Algerians defiance "peace of the brave"
October 23
Soviet novelist Boris Pasternak, wins Nobel Prize for Literature
October 23
U.S.S.R. lends money to UAR to build Aswan High Dam
October 24
U.S.S.R. lends Egypt 400 million rubles to build Aswan Dam
October 26
PanAm flies 1st transatlantic jet trip - New York to Paris
October 26
U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
October 27
General Ayub Khan succeeds Iskander Mirza as president of Pakistan
October 27
WEDU TV channel 3 in Tampa-St. Petersburg, Florida (PBS) begins broadcasting
October 28
Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli, elected Pope, taking name John XXIII
October 28
Pete Runnels wins Comeback Player of Year (avg went from .230 to .322)
October 29
Boris Pasternak refuses Nobel prize for literature
October 29
Dr. F. Mason Sones is 1st doctor to perform a coronary angiogram
October 29
U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site

September 1958

September 1
Mickey Wright wins LPGA Opie Turner Golf Open
September 1
St. Louis Card Vinegar Bend Mizell walks a record 9 men in a shutout
September 2
Great Britain performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island
September 2
Henry Verwoerd appointed Prime Minister of South Africa
September 2
KAYS TV channel 7 in Hays, KS (CBS) begins broadcasting
September 2
Minn announces $9 million bond issue to improve Metropolitan Stadium
September 2
National Defense Education Act was signed
September 5
1st color video recording on magnetic tape
September 5
"Doctor Zhivago" by Boris Pasternak published in US
September 5
WKPC TV channel 15 in Louisville, Kentucky (PBS) begins broadcasting
September 6
Mary Ann Mobley (Miss), 21, crowned 31st Miss America 1959
September 6
U.S. performs nuclear test at S Atlantic Ocean
September 7
72nd U.S. Womens Tennis: Althea Gibson beats Darlene R Hard (36 61 62)
September 7
78th U.S. Mens Tennis: A J Cooper beats M J Anderson (62 36 46 108 86)
September 8
Mickey Wright wins LPGA Dallas Golf Open
September 8
Oman turns over Gwadur (on Baluchistan coast) to Pakistan
September 8
Paul Anka opens Asian tour in Tokyo
September 9
Pirate Roberto Clemente ties record of 3 triples in a game
September 9
Race riots in Notting Hill Gate, London
September 10
WJCT TV channel 7 in Jacksonville, Florida (PBS) begins broadcasting
September 11
Great Britain performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island
September 12
U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
September 12
U.S. Supreme Court orders Little Rock Arkansas high school to integrate
September 13
Braves Warren Spahn is 1st lefty to win 20 or more games 9 times
September 13
Queen Juliana christens passenger ship Rotterdam
September 14
Jackie Pung wins LPGA Jackson Golf Open
September 14
WTAE TV channel 4 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (ABC) begins broadcasting
September 14
Yankees win 24th pennant, and 9th under Casey Stengel
September 15
48 die in a train crash in Elizabethport NJ
September 15
Commuter train crashes through drawbridge, killing 48 (Newark NJ)
September 17
U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
September 19
U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
September 20
Baltimore Oriole knuckler Hoyt Wilhelm no-hits New York Yankees 1-0
September 20
Ferhat Abbas forms Algerian government in exile (Cairo)
September 20
U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya U.S.S.R.
September 21
1st airplane flight exceeding 1200 hours, lands, Dallas, Texas
September 21
U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
September 22
KTVK TV channel 3 in Phoenix, Arizona (ABC) begins broadcasting
September 22
U.S. nuclear sub USS Skate remains 31 days under Pole (record)
September 23
Great Britain performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island
September 23
Stravinsky's "Thieni," premieres in Venetie
September 23
U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
September 24
1st welded aluminum girder highway bridge completed, Urbandale, Ia
September 26
Columbia (U.S.) beats Sceptre (England) in 18th America's Cup
September 26
U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
September 28
France adopts constitution
September 28
Guinea votes for independence from France
September 28
U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
September 28
USAF selects Thor over Jupiter rocket for mass production as ICBM's
September 29
"Studio One," TV Anthology Drama last airs on CBS-TV
September 29
"Summertime Blues" by Eddie Cochran peaks at #8
September 29
"Texan," debuts on CBS-TV
September 29
U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
September 30
French Guinee becomes independent republic Guinea
September 30
U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya U.S.S.R.

AUGUST 1958

August 1
1st class postage up to 4 cents (had been 3 cents for 26 years)
August 1
U.S. atomic sub USS Nautilus 1st dives under North Pole
August 2
Jordan and Iraq disolve their Arab Federation, after 3 months
August 3
USS Nautilus begins 1st crossing of Arctic Ocean under icecap
August 4
Dumont TV Network crumbles
August 5
Atomic sub USS Nautilus completes 1st trip under North Pole
August 5
Philip Kapleau, Zen teacher, 1st awakening under Yasutani Roshi
August 6
Glenn Davis sets record of 49.2 in 400-meter hurdles
August 6
U.S. performs atmospheric nuclear test at Johnston Island
August 10
Mary Lena Faulk wins LPGA Macktown Golf Open
August 13
Indians' right fielder Rocky Colavito makes his pitching debut, hurling 3 hitless innings, Detroit 3, Cleveland 2
August 14
Canadian Football League plays 1st game (Winnipeg 29, Edmonton 21)
August 14
KLM Superconstellation crashes west of Ireland, killing 99
August 15
25th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: All-Stars 35, Detroit 19 (70,000)
August 15
Buddy Holly weds Maria Santiago
August 15
Marshal Boelganin resigns as director of Staatsbank
August 15
Soviet Marshal Bulganin resigns as director of State Bank
August 17
Bonnie Hoffman wins LPGA Kansas City Golf Open
August 17
World's 1st Moon probe, US's Thor-Able, explodes at T +77 sec
August 18
Betsy Palmer joins Today Show panel
August 18
Floyd Patterson TKOs Roy Harris in 13 for heavyweight boxing title
August 18
Great Britain issues regional stamps for Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales
August 18
"Lolita," by Vladimir Nabokov, published
August 18
Perez Prado "Mambo King," receives one of the 1st gold records
August 18
TV game show scandal investigation starts
August 18
U.S. performs atmospheric nuclear test at Enwetak
August 18
Verne Gagne beats Edouard Carpentier in Omaha, to become NWA champ
August 19
NAACP Youth Council begin sit-ins at Oklahoma City Lunch counters
August 20
Dale Long becomes 1st major league lefty catcher in 52 years
August 20
Detroit Tiger Jim Bunning no-hits Boston Red Sox, 3-0
August 21
KUT-FM in Austin Texas begins radio transmissions
August 22
Argos' Boyd Carter, Dave Mann combine for record 131-yd punt return
August 22
Great Britain performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island
August 23
China resumes fire on Quemoi and Matsoe
August 23
Marie Ashton completes playing piano a female record 133 hours
August 24
Fay Crocker wins LPGA Waterloo Golf Open
August 24
Sergei Popov wins Stockholm marathon (2:15:17.0) (WR)
August 27
Calvin Griffith says Senators will prob accept offer to move to Minn
August 27
U.S. performs nuclear test at S Atlantic Ocean
August 27
U.S.S.R. launches Sputnik 3 with 2 dogs aboard
August 28
Nellie Fox sets record for consecutive games without striking out (98)
August 29
Air Force Academy opens in Colorado Springs, Colo
August 29
George Harrison joins Quarrymen (Lennon-McCartney-Best-Sutcliffe)
August 30
U.S. performs nuclear test at S Atlantic Ocean