1958 in the United States

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1958
in
the United States

Decades:
See also:

Events from the year 1958 in the United States.

Incumbents

Federal government

Events

January–March

January 31: Explorer 1, the first U.S. satellite

April–June

July–September

July 29: NASA established
September 23: The Spirit of Detroit statue is dedicated in Detroit, Michigan.

October–December

Undated

  • Based on birth rates (per 1,000 population), the post-war baby boom ends in the United States as an 11-year decline in the birth rate begins (the longest on record in that country).
  • Illinois observes the centennial of the Lincoln-Douglas Debates.
  • The United Kingdom, Soviet Union, and the U.S. agree to stop testing atomic bombs for 3 years.
  • Robert Frank publishes his photographic essay The Americans (in Paris)

Ongoing

Births

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Deaths

See also

References

  1. ^ "Prestonsburg School Bus Disaster". KY National Guard eMuseum. Retrieved 2018-03-01.

External links


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