Major Events:

• Efforts at school desegregation in the southern U.S. are met with impassioned resistance
• U.S. launches its first satellite, Explorer I, from Cape Canaveral
• NASA was established
• Vice President Richard Nixon's goodwill tour of South America sparks open protests and rioting
• Egypt and Sudan form the United Arab Republic
• U.S. Marines intervene in Lebanon to bolster government
• Cars continued to get bigger and heavier with larger engines,
• Datsun and Toyotas first imported from Japan.
• Alaska became the 49th State
• Seven Manchester United Players died in the Munich air disaster.

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Business & Economy:

• Economic slowdown in U.S. causes sharp rise in unemployment
• Americans recession with unemployment over 7.0% ( 5.2 million )
• Inflation dipped below 2%
• Average wages was $3,851

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Science & Technology:

• The Microchip first developed in US by Intel
• Nuclear submarine U.S.S. Nautilus makes the first underwater crossing of the North Pole
• U.S. launches satellites that detect the Van Allen radiation belts around the earth, and determine that the earth is not perfectly round
• Experimental nuclear power plant goes into operation

Sports:

• World Series: New York Yankees defeats Milwaukee, 4-3
• NBA: St. Lewis Hawks defeats Boston Celtics Series, 4-2
• Heisman Trophy: Pete Dawkins, Army, HB points: 1,394
• Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens vs. Boston Bruins Series: 4-2
• US Open Golf: Tommy Bolt
  Score: 283 Course: Southern Hills CC Location: Tulsa, Ok
• Arnold Palmer wins his first Masters golf tournament
• World Cup: Brazil defeats Sweden, 5-2

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Arts & Entertainment:

Popular Songs of 1958

1. "At the Hop" ... Danny and the Juniors
2. "Don't I Beg of You" ... Elvis Presley
3. "Tequila" ... The Champs
4. "Twilight Time" ... The Platters
5. "Witch Doctor" ... David Seville
6. "All I Have to Do is Dream" ... Everly Brothers
7. "The Purple People Eater" ... Sheb Wooley
8. "Hard Headed Woman" ... Elvis Presley
9. "Poor Little Fool" ... Ricky Nelson
10. "Volare" ... Domenico Modugno

Top Movies

1. The Bridge on the River Kwai
2. Peyton Place
3. Sayonara
4. No Time for Sergeants
5. The Vikings
6. Search for Paradise
7. South Pacific
8. Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
9. Raintree Country
10. Old Yeller

Academy Awards

• Best Picture: "Gigi"
• Best Director: Vincente Minnelli ... "Gigi"
• Best Actor: David Niven ... "Separate Tables"
• Best Actress: Susan Hayward ... "I Want to Live!"

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Grammy Awards

• Record of the Year: "Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volare)" ... Domenico Modugno
• Song of the Year: "Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volare)" ... Domenico Modugno
• Album of the Year: "The Music from Peter Gunn" ... Henry Mancini
• Male Vocalist: Perry Como ... "Catch a Falling Star"
• Female Vocalist: Ella Fitzgerald ... "Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Irving Berlin Songbook"

TV Shows

1. Gunsmoke (CBS)
2. Wagon Train (NBC)
3. Have Gun Will Travel (CBS)
4. The Rifleman (ABC)
5. The Danny Thomas Show (CBS)
6. Maverick (ABC)
7. Tales of Wells Fargo (NBC)
8. The Real McCoys (ABC)
9. I've Got a Secret (CBS)
10. The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (ABC)

Books

• A Raisin in the Sun, Lorraine Hansberry
• Exodus, Leon Uris
• Dr. Zhivago, Boris Pasternak
• Masters of Deceit, J. Edgar Hoover
• Breakfast at Tiffany's, Truman Capote
• The Affluent Society, John K. Gailbraith

Tony Awards

• Best Play: "Sunrise at Campobello", Dore Schary
• Best Musical: "The Music Man"
• Best Actor in a play: Ralph Bellamy, "Sunrise at Campobello"
• Best Actress in a play: Helen Hayes, "Time Remembered"
• Best Actor in a musical: Robert Preston, "The Music Man"
• Best Actress in a musical: Thelma Ritter & Gwen Verdon, "New Girl in Town"

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Everyday Life:

1. Stereo recordings become available
2. "Barbie" doll introduced, becoming an instant success

Fun Facts:

1. Elvis Presley was inducted into the Army.
2. "Hula Hoops" become a national craze
3. The "Cha Cha" becomes a dance craze
4. New York's Guggenheim Museum, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, opens

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