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Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in December 1958.
The US president was Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican), the UK Prime Minister was Harold Macmillan (Conservative), Pope John XXIII was leading the Catholic Church.

But much more happened on December 1958: find out below

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Historical Events

Which were the important events of December 1958?


Events

  • 01 Dec 1958 Flower Drum Song opens at St. James Theater NYC for 602 performances
  • 02 Dec 1958 KNOP TV channel 2 in North Platte, NB (NBC) begins broadcasting
  • 03 Dec 1958 Indonesian parliament accepts nationalisation of Dutch businesses.
  • 04 Dec 1958 Finnish government of Fagerholm resigns.
  • 05 Dec 1958 WTOL TV channel 11 in Toledo, OH (CBS) begins broadcasting
  • 06 Dec 1958 US lunar probe Pioneer 3 reaches 107,269 km, falls back.
  • 09 Dec 1958 Robert H W Welch Jr and 11 other men meet in Indianapolis, Indiana to form the anti-Communist John Birch Society.
  • 10 Dec 1958 University of Pittsburgh agrees to buy Forbes Field from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
  • 11 Dec 1958 4th (last) Dutch government of Drees falls.
  • 12 Dec 1958 Dutch Social Democratic Party-ministers / Premier Drees dismissed
  • 14 Dec 1958 The 3rd Soviet Antarctic Expedition becomes the first expedition to reach The Pole of Relative Inaccessibility in the Antarctic.
  • 15 Dec 1958 Arthur L. Schawlow and Charles H. Townes of Bell Laboratories publish a paper in ''Physical Review Letters'' setting out the principles of the optical laser.
  • 16 Dec 1958 A fire breaks out in the Vida Department Store in Bogota, Colombia and kills 84 persons.
  • 18 Dec 1958 1st voice from space: recorded Christmas message by Eisenhower
  • 19 Dec 1958 First radio broadcast from space (recorded Christmas message by President Eisenhower: "To all mankind, America's wish for Peace on Earth and Good Will to Men Everywhere").
  • 21 Dec 1958 Charles De Gaulle wins seven-year term as first President of 5th Republic of France.
  • 22 Dec 1958 Chipmunk Song reaches #1
  • 23 Dec 1958 Party with Comden & Green opens at John Golden NYC for 38 performances
  • 24 Dec 1958 A BOAC Bristol Britannia (312 G-AOVD) crashes near Winkton, England during a test flight.
  • 25 Dec 1958 Tchaikovsky's ballet ''The Nutcracker'' (the George Balanchine version) is shown on prime-time television in color for the first time, as an episode of the CBS anthology series ''Playhouse 90''.
  • 28 Dec 1958 Chipmunks (Alvin, Simon & Theodore with David Seville) hit #1
  • 29 Dec 1958 Baltimore Colts beat the New York Giants 23-17 in NFL championship game
  • 31 Dec 1958 Cubans Dictator Batista flees
  • 01 Dec 1958 The Central African Republic attains self-rule within the French Union.
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Music charts

Which were the top hits in December 1958?
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Top #5 songs in the USA

  1. - To Know Him, Is To Love Him
  2. - The Chipmunk Song
  3. - Tom Dooley
  4. - Problems
  5. - Smoke Gets In Your Eyes

Top #5 songs in the UK

  1. - Hoots Mon
  2. - It's Only Make Believe
  3. - Tom Dooley
  4. - It's All In The Game
  5. - Tea For Two Cha Cha

Movies

Which were the most popular Movies released in that month?

Books

Which were the most popular books released in December 1958?

Inside Russia Today by John Gunther

Inside Russia Today

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Excellent hardcover. Good DJ. Pages are unmarked and clean. Pages have light shelf foxing/dust-dulling at the top edges. The covers show some shelf wear. Binding is strong, hinges tight.

The Three Edwards by Thomas B. Costain

The Three Edwards

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The THREE EDWARDS is the third chapter in Thomas B. Costain’s survey of Britain under Plantagenets. It covers the period 1272-1377, when three Edwards ruled England.

Wedemeyer Reports! by General Albert C. Wedemeyer

Wedemeyer Reports!

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General Wedemeyer was the chief planner of General Marshall and co-author the Victory Plan. He had a significant role in shaping and directing Allied War against Fascist forces.

Breakfast At Tiffany'S by Truman Capote

Breakfast At Tiffany'S

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Truman Capote's seductive and romantic masterpiece created a woman whose name is now part of American culture.

The Great Chicago Fire by Robert Cromie

The Great Chicago Fire

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This oversized, illustrated edition reprints one of the most important narrative histories about the fire. More than 150 photographs and illustrations.