News from 1959
Cuban President Batista resigns and flees when Castro takes over in a military coup
Tibet's Dalai Lama escapes into India and remains in exile
St. Lawrence Seaway opens allowing ships to reach the Midwest from the Atlantic Ocean
Alaska and Hawaii become the 49th and 50th United States
Food Stamps Program begins
Jack Kilby and Robert Noyce invent the microchip
Wilson Greatbatch invents the internal pacemaker
COBOL (computer language) developed by Grace Hopper
Los Angeles Dodgers defeat Chicago White Sox in the World Series
George Reeves (Superman) is murdered
