“I have one yardstick by which I test every major problem - and that yardstick is: Is it good for America?” – Dwight D. Eisenhower
between London and New York on the new British Comet Jet. • Iraq becomes a Republic after Military Coup. • Packard Cars end production as the company closes August 19th. • Edsel Automobiles begin selling the Citation and Corsair, Pacer and Ranger cars ( closes down end of 1959 ) • Pope John XXIII is crowned 262nd pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church • Sir Edmund Hillary reaches the South Pole. • The Great Chinese Famine begins in 1958 and ending in 1961 causing the death of nearly 30 million through a combination of natural disasters and poor planning. • Elvis Presley is inducted into the Army.
Events • NASA North American Space Agency is formed. • 14 year old Bobby Fischer wins the United States Chess Championship. • Munich air disaster on February 6th 1958 - 21 dead, including 7 Manchester United Players. • Toyota and Datsun Cars go on sale in The US.
• Nelson Rockefeller Elected Governor of New York. • US passenger jet fl ights start with a National Airlines Boeing 707. • President Eisenhower signs the Rivers and Harbors Flood Control Bill into law. • The fi rst Trans Atlantic passenger jetliner service begins with fl ights
Inventions • Remote Control USA Zennith Corporation
Technology
Popular Culture
• The Microchip co-invented by Jack Kilby of Texas Instruments and Robert Noyce of Fairchild Semiconductors later developed and marketed in US by Intel. • US Nuclear Submarine “ Nautilus “ passes under Ice Cap at North Pole. • The US Military says it will be pos-
• The Wham-O company introduces the Hula Hoop; over 100 million are sold. • The Broadway musical “My Fair Lady” opens in London, with Rex Harrison as Professor Higgins, and Julie Andrews playing Eliza Doolittle
“The army teaches boys to think like men.” – Elvis Presley
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sible with satellites orbiting the earth to make detailed maps from space.
Popular Films The Bridge on the River Kwai South Pacific Gigi King Creole Vertigo
Cost Of Living Yearly Inflation Rate USA 2.73% Average Cost of new house $12,750 Average Monthly Rent $92.00 Average Yearly Wages $4.600 Cost of a gallon of Gas 25 cents
Popular Singers Elvis Presley Billie Holiday Ricky Nelson Frank Sinatra The Everly Brothers Ella Fitzgerald Jerry Lee Lewis
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