WHAT ALL HAPPENED APRIL TO JULY 1958
Find out what all happened April to July 1958

Cold War: American Van Cliburn wins the inaugural International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow. (13. April 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)

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

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

The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation links television broadcasting across Canada via microwave. (1. July 1958)

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

Charles de Gaulle comes out of retirement to lead France by decree for six months. (1. June 1958)

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

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

Ripple Rock, an underwater threat to navigation in the Seymour Narrows in Canada is destroyed in one of the largest non-nuclear controlled explosions of the time. (5. April 1958)

The Soviet Union launches Sputnik 3. (15. May 1958)

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

Memorial Day: the remains of two unidentified American servicemen, killed in action during World War II and the Korean War respectively, are buried at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery. (30. May 1958)

The wooden roller coaster at Playland, which is in the Pacific National Exhibition, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada opens. It is still open today. (17. June 1958)

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

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

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

Queen Elizabeth II officially opens London Gatwick Airport, (LGW) in Crawley, West Sussex, United Kingdom. (9. June 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)