The temperature on February 17, 1959 was between 1.6 °C and 4.5 °C and averaged 3.0 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
January 7 » The United States recognizes the new Cuban government of Fidel Castro.
April 8 » A team of computer manufacturers, users, and university people led by Grace Hopper meets to discuss the creation of a new programming language that would be called COBOL.
June 8 » USSBarbero and the United States Postal Service attempt the delivery of mail via Missile Mail.
June 30 » A United States Air Force F-100 Super Sabre from Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, crashes into a nearby elementary school, killing 11 students plus six residents from the local neighborhood.
October 30 » Piedmont Airlines Flight 349 crashes on approach to Charlottesville–Albemarle Airport in Albemarle County, Virginia, killing 26 of the 27 on board.
December 13 » Archbishop Makarios III becomes the first President of Cyprus.
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