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Solar eclipse of October 2, 1959. / 20.4; -1.4. A total solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Friday, October 2, 1959, [1] with a magnitude of 1.0325. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image of the Sun for a viewer on Earth.
The Twilight Zone (1959 TV series, season 1) List of episodes. " Where Is Everybody? " is the first episode of the American anthology television series The Twilight Zone and was originally broadcast on 2 October 1959, on CBS. It is one of the most realistic Twilight Zone episodes, as it features no supernatural elements and is based on fairly ...
October 15, 1959 (Thursday) KGB agent Bogdan Stashinsky murdered Ukrainian nationalist Stepan Bandera in Munich, West Germany. The weapon was a gun that fired hydrogen cyanide gas into Bandera's face. Stashinsky, who had killed newspaperman Lev Rebet in the same manner in 1957, swallowed an antidote and escaped.
August 28–September 7 — The 1959 Pan American Games are held in Chicago. [3] September 15-28 — Premier of the Soviet Union Nikita Khrushchev and his wife tour the U.S. at the invitation of President Eisenhower. September 16 — The Xerox 914, the first plain paper copier, is introduced to the public.
1959 ( MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1959th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 959th year of the 2nd millennium, the 59th year of the 20th century, and the 10th and last year of the 1950s decade.
Updated July 14, 2016 at 10:42 PM. 'This Day in History': 10/21/1959 - The Guggenheim Opens. 56 years ago today on Oct. 21, 1959, the Guggenheim Museum sparked the curiosity of millions when its ...
1958 in various calendars. Wikimedia Commons has media related to 1958. 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1958th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 958th year of the 2nd millennium, the 58th year of the 20th century, and the 9th year of the 1950s decade.
My Side of the Mountain is a middle-grade adventure novel written and illustrated by American writer Jean George published by E. P. Dutton in 1959. It features a boy who learns courage, independence, and the need for companionship while attempting to live in the Catskill Mountains of New York State.