WHAT ALL HAPPENED MARCH TO JUNE 1958
Find out what all happened March to June 1958

The Soviet satellite Sputnik 2 falls from orbit after a mission duration of 162 days. (14. April 1958)

Canada's Avro Arrow makes its first flight. (25. March 1958)

The trade mark Velcro is registered. (13. May 1958)

Cuban Revolution: Fidel Castro's 26th of July Movement, heavily reinforced by Frank Pais Militia, overwhelm an army post in El Uvero. (28. May 1958)

The Ironworkers Memorial Second Narrows Crossing, in the process of being built to connect Vancouver and North Vancouver (Canada), collapses into the Burrard Inlet killing many of the ironworkers and injuring others. (17. June 1958)

Sri Lankan riots of 1958: This riot is a watershed event in the race relationship of the various ethnic communities of Sri Lanka. The total number of deaths is estimated to be 300, mostly Sri Lankan Tamils. (22. May 1958)

The United States Army launches Explorer 3. (26. March 1958)

The F-4 Phantom II makes its first flight. (27. May 1958)

The United States launches the Vanguard 1 satellite. (17. March 1958)

The African Regroupment Party is launched at a meeting in Paris. (26. March 1958)

The CND peace symbol is displayed in public for the first time in London. (4. April 1958)

During a visit to Caracas, Venezuela, Vice President Richard Nixon's car is attacked by anti-American demonstrators. (13. May 1958)

Samuel Alphonsus Stritch is appointed Pro-Prefect of the Propagation of Faith and thus becomes the first American member of the Roman Curia. (1. March 1958)

United Press International is formed through a merger of the United Press and the International News Service. (24. May 1958)

A United States federal court rules that poet Ezra Pound be released from an insane asylum. (18. April 1958)

The Dutch Reformed Church accepts women ministers. (23. June 1958)

Ben Carlin becomes the first (and only) person to circumnavigate the world by amphibious vehicle, having travelled over 17,000 kilometres (11,000 mi) by sea and 62,000 kilometres (39,000 mi) by land during a ten-year journey (13. May 1958)

After Walter O'Malley orchestrated that both teams' move from New York City, Los Angeles Dodgers played the San Francisco Giants in the first Major League Baseball game on the US West Coast. (15. April 1958)

An F-104 Starfighter sets a world speed record of 1,404.19 mph (2,259.82 km/h). (18. May 1958)

A formal North American Aerospace Defense Command agreement is signed between the United States and Canada. (12. May 1958)