The following events occurred in October 1958:
The Tokyo Tower
Tennis For Two on an oscilloscope
Little Joe rocket at Wallops Island in August 1959
The three rival Venezuelan leaders, Rafael Caldera, Jóvito Villalba, and Rómulo Betancourt
The following events occurred in January 1958:
January 31, 1958: U.S. launches its first orbiting object, Explorer-1
Chairman Mao Zedong
Dryden
Pauling