The following events occurred in May 1959:
May 28, 1959: Spider monkey Miss Baker...
... launched into outer space with rhesus monkey Miss Able
Radio telescope at Jodrell Bank
The Triton Fountain
The following events occurred in January 1959:
January 4, 1959: Luna-1 enters orbit around Sun, becomes the first man-made "planet"
January 8, 1959: Fidel Castro arrives in Havana
January 25, 1959: Boeing 707 begins service
De Gaulle