1959
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Events
Dated Events
- Real World: January 3. Alaska becomes the 49th state in the United States.
- Real World: January 6. Fidel Castro and his troops arrive in Havana, Cuba.
- Real World: February 1. In a referendum on female suffrage in Switzerland, citizens (men) vote against the idea.
- Real World: February 6. The U.S. successfully test-launches the first Titan intercontinental ballistic missile.
- Real World: February 16. Fidel Castro becomes the Premier of Cuba.
- Real World: February 18. Nepalese women are permitted to vote for the first time.
- Real World: March 9. The Barbie doll first goes on sale.
- Real World: March 17. The 14th Dalai Lama flees Tibet as the People's Republic of China invades.
- Real World: August 21. Hawaii becomes the 50th state to join the United States.
- Real World: September 15. Russian probe Luna 2 captures images of the far side of the moon.
- Real World: December 1. The Antarctica Treaty is signed.
Undated Events
- DC (Generations): Batman and Superman collaborate to deal with Bat-Mite and Mister Mxyzptlk. Kara Kent's powers begin to manifest. Lex Luthor begins manipulating Joel Kent. The Joker sets up a dummy corporation to buy the Gotham Diamond Exchange Building. (Superman & Batman: Generations)
New Fictional Works
Notable Books
Goldfinger by Ian Fleming, Starship Troopers by Robert Heinlein, The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson, Night of the Big Heat by John Lymington.
Notable Films
- 4D Man, The Alligator People, The Angry Red Planet, The Atomic Submarine, Attack of the Giant Leeches, The Bat, Ben-Hur, Caltiki, the Immortal Monster, The Cosmic Man, Curse of the Undead, Darby O'Gill and the Little People, The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake
- The Giant Behemoth, The Giant Gila Monster, The Head, Hercules, The Hideous Sun Demon, The H-Man, The Hound of the Baskervilles, Invisible Invaders, Journey to the Center of the Earth, The Killer Shrews, The Leech Woman, Monster on the Campus, The Mummy, The Mysterians, On the Beach, Plan 9 from Outer Space, The Return of the Fly
- The Shaggy Dog, Sleeping Beauty, The Snow Queen, Solomon and Sheba, The Testament of Dr. Cordelier, The Testament of Orpheus, The Tingler.
Notable Comic Books
Action Comics #252 (first Supergirl); Showcase #20 (first Rip Hunter); Showcase #22 (first Silver Age Green Lantern).
Notable Television Series
- Beginning: Men Into Space, One Step Beyond, The Twilight Zone.
- Continuing:
- Ending: The Invisible Man, Quatermass and the Pit.
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