WHAT ALL HAPPENED FEBRUARY TO MARCH 1959
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The State Council of the People's Republic of China dissolves the Government of Tibet. (28. March 1959)
The Barbie doll makes its debut at the American International Toy Fair in New York. (9. March 1959)
The Federation of Arab Emirates of the South, which will later become South Yemen, is created as a protectorate of the United Kingdom. (11. February 1959)
The R-7 Semyorka, the first intercontinental ballistic missile, becomes operational at Plesetsk, USSR. (9. February 1959)
The Party of the African Federation is launched by Léopold Sédar Senghor and Modibo Keïta. (24. March 1959)
Fidel Castro becomes Premier of Cuba after dictator Fulgencio Batista was overthrown on January 1. (16. February 1959)
Discoverer 1, an American spy satellite that is the first object intended to achieve a polar orbit, is launched. It failed to achieve orbit. (28. February 1959)
President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed a bill into law allowing for Hawaiian statehood, which would become official on August 21. (18. March 1959)
Project Vanguard: Vanguard 2 – The first weather satellite is launched to measure cloud-cover distribution. (17. February 1959)
Deaths of rock and roll musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J. P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson, in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa. (3. February 1959)
Lee Petty wins the first Daytona 500. (22. February 1959)
Jack Kilby of Texas Instruments files the first patent for an integrated circuit. (6. February 1959)
The United Kingdom grants Cyprus independence, which is then formally proclaimed on August 16, 1960. (19. February 1959)
The 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, crosses the border into India and is granted political asylum. (31. March 1959)
At Cape Canaveral, Florida, the first successful test firing of a Titan intercontinental ballistic missile is accomplished. (6. February 1959)
Tibetan uprising: Fearing an abduction attempt by China, 300,000 Tibetans surround the Dalai Lama's palace to prevent his removal. (10. March 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)
Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, flees Tibet for India. (17. March 1959)
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