Radio Hits of 1959
 1959 SportsWorld Series Champions: Los Angeles Dodgers NFL Champions: Baltimore Colts NBA Champions: Boston Celtics Stanley Cup Champs: Montreal Canadiens U.S. Open Golf: Billy Casper U.S. Tennis: (Men/Ladies): Neale Fraser/Maria Bueno Wimbledon (Men/Women): Alex Olmedo/Maria Bueno NCAA Football Champions: Syracuse NCAA Basketball Champions: California Kentucky Derby: Tommy Lee Fashion Icons:Elizabeth Taylor, Annette Funicello, Jayne Mansfield, Brigitte Bardot, Kim Novak, Sophia Loren, Marilyn Monroe, Doris Day, Lana Turner. Other FactsThe day the Music Died. (February 3rd), Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, Big Bopper were killed in an Airplane crash.ntegrated Circuit (microchip) forerunner of the microprocessor, was invented by Jack Kilby and future Intel founder Robert Noyce. 'Ben Hur' won 11 Oscars. The Rat Pack first appeared, including Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Peter Lawford, and Joey Bishop. 25 South African students climbed into a telephone booth, setting a world's record for the 'event' that they had just created. Russia's 'Luna-2' landed on the moon, the first successful landing by an unmanned craft. The Conair hair dryer changed the way hair was styled in the American household. January 3rd - Alaska became state # 49. August 21 Hawaii became the 50th state. Time Magazine's Man Of The Year: Dwight D. Eisenhower Miss America: Mary Ann Mobley (Brandon, MS) Miss USA: Terry Huntingdon (California) Most Popular Christmas Gifts: Barbie, Risk. What Was On TV:Gunsmoke (CBS), Wagon Train (NBC),1. Gunsmoke (CBS) 2. Wagon Train (NBC), Have Gun Will Travel (CBS), The Danny Thomas Show (CBS), The Red Skelton show (CBS), Father Knows Best (CBS), 77 Sunset Strip (ABC), Wanted: Dead or Alive (CBS), Perry Mason (CBS), The Real McCoys (ABC)Have Gun Will Travel (CBS). |
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