Saturday, May 30, 2009

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

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