The temperature on March 8, 1958 was between -2.3 °C and 2.8 °C and averaged -0.1 °C. There was 1.1 mm of rain during 1.3 hours. There was 4.6 hours of sunshine (41%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. Source: KNMI
January 28 » The Lego company patents the design of its Lego bricks, still compatible with bricks produced today.
February 3 » Founding of the Benelux Economic Union, creating a testing ground for a later European Economic Community.
March 3 » Nuri al-Said becomes Prime Minister of Iraq for the eighth time.
March 27 » Nikita Khrushchev becomes Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union.
November 28 » Chad, the Republic of the Congo, and Gabon become autonomous republics within the French Community.
November 28 » First successful flight of SM-65 Atlas; the first operational intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), developed by the United States and the first member of the Atlas rocket family.
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