1959

Cuban Revolution, Batista overthrown, Castro assumes power
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum by architect Frank Lloyd Wright
Soviet Premier Khrushchev visits the U.S.
Xerox introduces first commercial copier
"The Pale Pink Roast" by Grace Paley
"The Twilight Zone" premieres
"Breathless," directed by Jean-Luc Godard
"Some Like It Hot," directed by Billy Wilder
Alaska and Hawaii become 49th and 50th states