WHAT ALL HAPPENED JANUARY TO SEPTEMBER 1959
Find out what all happened January to September 1959

Iakovos is enthroned as Greek Orthodox Archbishop of America. (1. April 1959)

The MS Princess of Tasmania, Australia's first passenger roll-on/roll-off diesel ferry, makes her maiden voyage across Bass Strait. (23. September 1959)

Fulgencio Batista, dictator of Cuba, is overthrown by Fidel Castro's forces during the Cuban Revolution. (1. January 1959)

The first flight of the Vickers Vanguard. (20. January 1959)

A fire in a resort hotel in Stalheim (Norway) kills 34 people. (23. June 1959)

The USS Barbero and United States Postal Service attempt the delivery of mail via Missile Mail. (8. June 1959)

Kind of Blue by Miles Davis, the much acclaimed and highly influential best selling jazz recording of all time, is released. (17. August 1959)

The Avro Arrow program to design and manufacture supersonic jet fighters in Canada is cancelled by the Diefenbaker government amid much political debate. (20. February 1959)

The Saint Lawrence Seaway opens, opening North America's Great Lakes to ocean-going ships. (26. June 1959)

Nikita Khrushchev becomes the first Soviet leader to visit the United States. (15. September 1959)

Separatists in the Maldives declare the establishment of the United Suvadive Republic. (3. January 1959)

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. (21. July 1959)

Fidel Castro becomes Premier of Cuba after dictator Fulgencio Batista was overthrown on January 1. (16. February 1959)

First United States Congress elections in Hawaii as a state of the Union. (29. July 1959)

The Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) is established. (8. September 1959)

Nikita Khrushchev is barred from visiting Disneyland due to security concerns. (19. September 1959)

Vanguard 3 is launched into Earth orbit. (18. September 1959)

The R-7 Semyorka, the first intercontinental ballistic missile, becomes operational at Plesetsk, USSR. (9. February 1959)

Akihito, future Emperor of Japan, marries Michiko. (10. April 1959)

Explorer program: Explorer 6 launches from the Atlantic Missile Range in Cape Canaveral, Florida. (7. August 1959)