Saturday, May 30, 2009

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

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