The temperature on May 4, 1959 was between 2.5 °C and 13.6 °C and averaged 8.3 °C. There was 2.3 mm of rain during 2.6 hours. There was 11.8 hours of sunshine (78%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
February 6 » At Cape Canaveral, Florida, the first successful test firing of a Titan intercontinental ballistic missile is accomplished.
March 10 » Tibetan uprising: Fearing an abduction attempt by China, thousands of Tibetans surround the Dalai Lama's palace to prevent his removal.
July 21 » Elijah Jerry "Pumpsie" Green becomes the first African-American to play for the Boston Red Sox, the last team to integrate. He came in as a pinch runner for Vic Wertz and stayed in as shortstop in a 2–1 loss to the Chicago White Sox.
July 29 » First United States Congress elections in Hawaii as a state of the Union.
August 14 » Founding and first official meeting of the American Football League.
November 20 » The Declaration of the Rights of the Child is adopted by the United Nations.
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