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August 28–September 7 — The 1959 Pan American Games are held in Chicago. [3] September 15-28 — Premier of the Soviet Union Nikita Khrushchev and his wife tour the U.S. at the invitation of President Eisenhower. September 16 — The Xerox 914, the first plain paper copier, is introduced to the public.
Jul 24, 2012 · 6. 1951 - The United States begins working on the Wiley-Dondero Canal to bypass the International Rapids. 7. 1954 - The US and Canada both pass acts that allow for the development of the St. Lawrence Seaway. 8. 1954 - Canada and the United States reach an agreement on construction plans, Canada pays $336.5 million of the $470.3 million costs. 9.
Jan 3, 2010 · Journalist Fred Kaplan thinks 1959 is exactly that kind of landmark year. "There was this growing sense that things were changing," he said. "The new is good. The new is something worth embracing ...
- 1950. January 14, 1950 - The United States recalls all consular officials from China after the seizure of the American consul general in Peking. More. January 17, 1950 - The Brinks robbery in Boston occurs when eleven masked bandits steal $2.8 million from an armored car outside their express office.
- 1951. February 28, 1951 - Preliminary report from the Senator Estes Kefauver investigation that had begun on May 11, 1950 into organized crime is issued, stating that gambling take was in excess of $20 billion per year.
- 1952. February 14, 1952 - The 1952 Winter Olympics open in Helsinki, Finland with thirty participating nations. During these games, the first triple jump in figure skating history is performed by Dick Button, who won one of the four gold medals gained by U.S. athletes.
- 1953. April 25, 1953 - The description of a double helix DNA molecule is published by British physicist Francis Crick and American scientist James D. Watson.
Jul 7, 2020 · August 28–September 7 – The 1959 Pan American Games are held in Chicago. [2] September 15–28 – Premier of the Soviet Union Nikita Khrushchev and his wife tour the U.S. at the invitation of President Eisenhower. September 16 – The Xerox 914, the first plain paper copier, is introduced to the public.
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MAJOR EVENTS: Fidel Castro’s forces victorious in Cuban revolution. Alaska and Hawaii become U.S. states. U.S. and Canada complete St. Lawrence Seaway. Vice President Richard Nixon engages Soviet leader Khrushchev in an informal "kitchen debate" at a Moscow trade show where U.S. kitchen appliances are on exhibit.
