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

JULY 1958

July 2
U.S. performs atmospheric nuclear test at Bikini Island
July 3
"Andy Williams Show" premieres on ABC (later on CBS and NBC)
July 4
72nd Wimbledon Mens Tennis: A Cooper beats N Fraser (36 63 64 13-11)
July 5
65th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Althea Gibson beats A Mortimer (86 62)
July 5
J Pengel forms government/Emanuels premier of Suriname
July 6
Adolfo Lopez Mateos elected President of Mexico
July 6
Alaska becomes 49th state
July 7
C A Milton scores 104* on Test Cricket debut, England vs. New Zealand Headingley
July 7
President Eisenhower signed a bill approving Alaskan statehood
July 7
William Shea outlines plans for a $12M stadium at Flushing Meadows New York
July 8
25th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 4-3 at Memorial Stadium, Balt
July 9
Giant splash caused by fall of 90 million tons of rock and ice into Lituya Bay, Alaska washes 1,800 feet up the mountain
July 10
1st parking meter installed in England (625 installed)
July 10
Ex-king Norodom Sihanoek appointed premier of Cambodia
July 12
"Li'l Abner" closes at St. James Theater New York City after 693 performances
July 12
U.S. performs atmospheric nuclear test at Bikini Island
July 13
13th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Mickey Wright
July 13
87th British Golf Open: Peter Thomson shoots a 278 at Royal Lytham
July 13
Patty Berg wins LPGA American Women's Golf Open
July 14
General Abdul K Kassem forms a military government in Iraq
July 14
Pope Pius XII publishes his 39th and last encyclical Meminisse juvat
July 14
Saddam Hussein and Iraqi army overthrows the monarchy
July 15
President Eisenhower sends U.S. troops to Lebanon; they stay 3 months
July 17
King Hussein declares himself head of Jordan/Iraqi federation
July 17
Peter Shaffer's "Five Finger Exercise," premieres in London
July 17
U.S. performs atmospheric nuclear Test at Enwetak
July 19
Charly Gaul wins Tour de France
July 19
"Oh, Captain!" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 192 performances
July 20
40th PGA Championship: Dow Finsterwald shoots a 276 at Llanerch CC PA
July 20
Betty Jameson/Mary Lena Faulk wins Homestead 4-Ball Golf Tournament
July 20
King Hussein of Jordan breaks off diplomatic relations with UAR
July 22
U.S. performs atmospheric nuclear Test at Bikini Island
July 23
1st 4 women named to peerage in House of Lords
July 24
14 people named 1st life peers in U.K.
July 24
Ted Williams is fined $250 for spitting at Boston fans again
July 24
Test Cricket debuts against New Zealand for Dexter, Illingworth and Subba Row
July 26
Army launches 4th U.S. successful satellite, Explorer IV
July 27
Louise Suggs wins LPGA French Lick Golf Open
July 28
Baltimore Colts wins NFL-championship
July 29
President Eisenhower signs NASA and Space Act of 1958
July 29
Southern Pacific Bay ferries stop running
July 31
Anti-Chinese uprising in Tibet

JUNE 1958

June 1
Belgian christian-democrats win parliamentary election
June 1
Charles de Gaulle elected premier of France
June 1
Louise Suggs wins LPGA Gatlinburg Golf Open
June 2
Alan Freed joins WABC (New York City) radio
June 2
Brooks Robinson, hits into 1st of record 4 triple plays
June 2
Yankees pitcher Whitey Ford fans 6 in a row to tie an AL record
June 3
Referendum allows city to sell Chavez Ravine to the Dodgers
June 4
French premier De Gaulle arrives in Algiers
June 4
San Francisco Giants Hank Sauer and B Schmidt are 2nd to hit consecutive pinch home runs
June 6
Ozzie Virgil is 1st black to play as a Tiger
June 6
Premier Charles de Gaulle says Algeria will always be French
June 7
90th Belmont: Pete Anderson aboard Cavan wins in 2:30.2
June 7
Battles between Turkish and Greeks Cypriots break out
June 8
4th LPGA Championship won by Mickey Wright
June 9
"Purple People Eater" by Sheb Wooley hits #1
June 11
U.N. Security council sends observers to Lebanon
June 12
"Make Me Laugh," TV Game Show; last airs on ABC-TV, syndicated 1979
June 13
Frank Zappa graduates from Antelope Valley High School in Lancaster, California
June 14
58th U.S. Golf Open: Tommy Bolt shoots a 283 at Southern Hills in Tulsa
June 14
British parachutists lands on Cyprus
June 14
Nelson Mandela weds Winnie Madikizela
June 15
Louise Suggs wins LPGA Triangle Round Robin Golf Tournament
June 16
"Flip Top Box" by Dicky Doo and The Don'ts hits #46
June 16
Government troops land on North-Celebes Indonesia
June 17
Radio Moscow reports execution of Hungarian ex-premier Imre Nagy
June 20
New Zealand all out 47 vs. England at Lord's Laker 4-13, Lock 5-17
June 22
Game in Kansas City between A's and Red Sox delayed 29 minutes due to tornado
June 22
Patty Berg wins LPGA Western Golf Open
June 23
Dutch Reformed Church accepts women ministers
June 23
Federal judge rules race separation must end in 2 years in Little Rock
June 23
Foundation Praemium Erasmianum (Erasmus Prize) established
June 26
Gaston Eyskens becomes premier of Belgium
June 26
Mackinac Straits Bridge, Michigan dedicated
June 26
Vanguard SLV-2 launched for Earth orbit (failed)
June 27
Billy Pierce's perfect game bid broken with 2 outs in 9th
June 27
Harry Burrell flies KC-135 record (5:27:42.8) New York to London
June 28
Brazil becomes world soccer champ in Sweden
June 28
Nancy Ramey swims world record 100m (1:09.6)
June 29
Brazil beats Sweden 5-2 in soccer's 6th World Cup at Stockholm
June 30
Dutch Government of Drees ends obligatory dismissal of married teachers
June 30
"No Chemise, Please" by Gerry Grenahan peaks at #24

MAY 1958

May 1
Ambonese rebellion bombed Ambon/conquer Morotai
May 1
Arturo Frondizi sworn in as president of Argentina
May 2
Yankees threaten to broadcast games nationwide if NL goes ahead with plans to broadcast, games into New York City
May 3
84th Kentucky Derby: Ismael Valenzuela aboard Tim Tam wins in 2:05
May 3
WINS suspends Alan Freed for causing a riot in Boston, he quits
May 4
Alberto Lleras Camargo chosen president of Colombia
May 5
KNME TV channel 5 in Albuquerque, New Mexico (PBS) begins broadcasting
May 5
Pulitzer prize awarded to James Agee for (Death in the Family)
May 5
U.S. performs atmospheric nuclear test at Enwetak
May 7
Howard Johnson sets aircraft altitude record in F-104, 27,810 m
May 8
President Eisenhower orders National Guard out of Central High School, Little Rock
May 8
Vice President Nixon is shoved, stoned, booed and spat upon by protesters in Peru
May 9
Botvinnik recaptures world chess championship
May 11
Beverly Hanson wins LPGA Lawton Golf Open
May 11
U.S. performs atmospheric nuclear test at Bikini Island
May 11
U.S. performs atmospheric nuclear test at Enwetak
May 12
"Nee Nee Na Na Na Na Nu Nu" by Dicky Doo and The Dont's hits #40
May 12
U.S. performs atmospheric nuclear test at Enwetak
May 13
French settlers riot against French army in Algeria
May 13
Jordan and Iraq form Arab Federation
May 13
Pierre Pflimlin forms French government
May 13
Rioters attack U.S. Vice President Nixon in Venezuela
May 13
Stan Musial, is 8th to get 3,000 hits
May 15
U.S.S.R. launches Sputnik III
May 16
Eli Beeding experiences 83 g deceleration on a rocket sled, New Mexico
May 16
Walter Irwin flies 2,259 KPH in F-104A Starfighter
May 17
84th Preakness: Ismael Valenzuela aboard Tim Tam wins in 1:57.2
May 17
Emergency crisis proclaimed in Algeria
May 18
Wiffi Smith wins LPGA Peach Blossom Golf Open
May 19
Premiere of Harold Pinter's "Birthday Party," in London
May 19
South Pacific soundtrack album goes to #1 and stays #1 for 31 weeks
May 19
U.S. and Canada form North American Air Defense Command (NORAD)
May 20
U.S. performs nuclear test at Enwetak (atmospheric tests)
May 21
Indonesian paratroopers reconquers Morotai Island
May 21
U.S. performs nuclear test at Bikini Island (atmospheric tests)
May 23
Mao Tse tung start "Great leap forward" movement in China
May 24
"New Girl in Town" closes at 46th St. Theater New York City after 432 performances
May 24
President Batista opens offensive against Fidel Castro's rebellion
May 24
UP and International News Service merge into United Press International
May 26
Ceylon emergency crisis proclaimed
May 26
U.S. performs nuclear test at Enwetak (atmospheric tests)
May 26
Union Square, San Francisco becomes state historical landmark
May 27
Ernest Green and 600 whites graduate from Little Rock's Central HS
May 27
Vanguard SLV-1 launched for Earth orbit (failed)
May 28
French government of Pflimlin resigns/200,000 demonstrate against De Gaulle
May 28
Marlene Hagge wins LPGA Land of Sky Golf Open
May 29
Real Madrid wins 3rd Europe Cup 1 in Brussels
May 30
U.S. performs nuclear test at Enwetak (atmospheric tests)
May 30
Unidentified soldiers killed in WW II and Korean War buried in Arlington
May 31
Dick Dale invents "surf music" with "Let's Go Trippin"
May 31
U.S. performs nuclear test at Bikini Island (atmospheric tests)