WHAT ALL HAPPENED JULY TO OCTOBER 1958
Find out what all happened July to October 1958

Iskander Mirza, the first President of Pakistan, is deposed in a bloodless coup d'état by General Ayub Khan, who had been appointed the enforcer of martial law by Mirza 20 days earlier. (27. October 1958)

The nuclear submarine USS Nautilus travels beneath the Arctic ice cap. (3. August 1958)

Pioneer 0, America's first attempt at lunar orbit, is launched using the first Thor-Able rocket and fails. Notable as one of the first attempted launches beyond Earth orbit by any country. (17. August 1958)

United States Air Force C-130A-II is shot down by fighters over Yerevan in Armenia when it strays into Soviet airspace while conducting a sigint mission. All crew members are killed. (2. September 1958)

Guinea declares its independence from France. (2. October 1958)

Pan American Airways makes the first commercial flight of the Boeing 707 from New York City to Paris, France. (26. October 1958)

A Central Railroad of New Jersey commuter train runs through an open drawbridge at the Newark Bay, killing 48. (15. September 1958)

The Billboard Hot 100 is published for the first time. (4. August 1958)

The Smurfs, a fictional race of blue dwarves, later popularized in a Hanna-Barbera animated cartoon series, appear for the first time in the story La flute à six schtroumpfs, a Johan and Peewit adventure by Peyo, which is serialized in the weekly Spirou magazine. (23. October 1958)

Fifth Republic of France is established. (4. October 1958)

Iraqi Revolution: in Iraq the monarchy is overthrown by popular forces led by Abdul Karim Kassem, who becomes the nation's new leader. (14. July 1958)

Flooding of Canada's St. Lawrence Seaway begins. (1. July 1958)

U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs into law the National Aeronautics and Space Act, which creates the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). (29. July 1958)

The African Regroupment Party (PRA) holds its first congress in Cotonou. (25. July 1958)

Paddington Bear, a classic character from English children's literature, makes his debut. (13. October 1958)

Lituya Bay is hit by a megatsunami. The wave is recorded at 524 meters high, the largest in recorded history. (9. July 1958)

NASA is created to replace NACA. (1. October 1958)

Chinese Civil War: The Second Taiwan Strait crisis begins with the People's Liberation Army's bombardment of Quemoy. (23. August 1958)

Pioneer program: NASA launches the lunar probe Pioneer 1 (the probe falls back to Earth and burns up). (11. October 1958)

The District of Columbia's Bar Association votes to accept African-Americans as member attorneys. (14. October 1958)