1959 in the United States

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1959
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Dwight Eisenhower, Nikita Khrushchev and their wives at a state dinner, 1959. Dwight Eisenhower Nikita Khrushchev and their wives at state dinner 1959.png
Dwight Eisenhower, Nikita Khrushchev and their wives at a state dinner, 1959.

Events from the year 1959 in the United States. With the admittance of Alaska and Hawaii, this is the last year in which states are added to the union.

Contents

Incumbents

Federal government

Events

January–March

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January 3: Alaska admitted as 49th state

April–June

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April 9: NASA announces the "Mercury Seven"

July–September

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August 21: Hawaii admitted as 50th state

October–December

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October 21: The Guggenheim opens

Undated

Ongoing

Births

January

February

March

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Lester Holt

April

May

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Brian Williams

June

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Mike Pence
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The Ultimate Warrior

July

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Kevin Nash
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Kevin Spacey

August

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Magic Johnson
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David Koresh

September

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Chris Hansen

October

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Nancy Grace
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"Weird Al" Yankovic
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Dave Meltzer

November

December

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Lee Daniels

Deaths

See also

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