The temperature on November 19, 1959 was between 7.6 °C and 11.9 °C and averaged 10.1 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain during 0.1 hours. There was 0.8 hours of sunshine (9%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. Source: KNMI
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.
August 21 » United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs an executive order proclaiming Hawaii the 50th state of the union. Hawaii's admission is currently commemorated by Hawaii Admission Day.
November 2 » The first section of the M1 motorway, the first inter-urban motorway in the United Kingdom, is opened between the present junctions 5 and 18, along with the M10 motorway and M45 motorway.
November 20 » The Declaration of the Rights of the Child is adopted by the United Nations.
December 3 » The current flag of Singapore is adopted, six months after Singapore became self-governing within the British Empire.
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