WHAT ALL HAPPENED JULY TO DECEMBER 1958
Find out what all happened July to December 1958

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

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

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

Project SCORE, the world's first communications satellite, is launched. (18. December 1958)

President of Pakistan Iskander Mirza, with the support of General Ayub Khan and the army, suspends the 1956 constitution, imposes martial law, and cancels the elections scheduled for January 1959. (7. October 1958)

A team of rock climbers led by Warren Harding completes the first ascent of The Nose on El Capitan in Yosemite Valley. (12. November 1958)

Explorer program: Explorer 4 is launched. (26. July 1958)

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

Herbert Hoover eclipses John Adams as having the longest retirement of any former U.S President. Hoover would live another ten years, his record 35-year retirement still holding the record as of 2013. (5. August 1958)

The Central African Republic attains self-rule within the French Union. (1. December 1958)

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

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

Guinea joins the United Nations. (12. December 1958)

The Hope Diamond is donated to the Smithsonian Institution by New York diamond merchant Harry Winston. (10. November 1958)

The John Birch Society is founded in the United States. (9. December 1958)

Iceland expands its fishing zone, putting it into conflict with the United Kingdom, beginning the Cod Wars. (1. September 1958)

A parcel bomb sent by Ngo Dinh Nhu, younger brother and chief adviser of South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem, fails to kill King Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia. (31. August 1958)

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

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