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Neil Armstrong - Project "Mercury"

Time: Wednesday Nov 5, 1958

Place: Washington D.C., U.S.

Details: On November 5, 1958, "Man In Space Soonest" was superseded by Project "Mercury", a civilian project run by NASA.

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On This Day - 5 November

disasters
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Wednesday Nov 5, 1530 - Holy Roman Empire
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Monday May 19, 1958 - France
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Saturday May 24, 1958 - Corsica, France
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Jun, 1958 - Cyprus
Charles de Gaulle
Charles de Gaulle-De Gaulle became Prime Minister
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Wednesday Jun 4, 1958 - Algeria
Cyprus flag
Cypriot intercommunal violence-A bomb exploded at the entrance of the Turkish Embassy in Cyprus
Saturday Jun 7, 1958 - Cyprus
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Monday Jun 9, 1958 - Borgo San Lorenzo, Tuscany, Italy
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Thursday Jun 12, 1958 - Cyprus
Nelson Mandela Image
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Saturday Jun 14, 1958 - Bizana, South Africa
Hungarian flag with the 1949–1956 communist emblem cut out
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W. E. B. Du Bois
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Sunday Jun 22, 1958 - Milan, Italy
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Sunday Jun 29, 1958 - Stockholm, Sweden
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1958 - U.S.
Pope John Paul II Image
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Friday Jul 4, 1958 - Lakes region of northern Poland, Poland
Daniel Craig - Film Premiere "Spectre" - James Bond
James Bond-Casino Royale comic book was published
1958 - London, England, United Kingdom
Dwight D. Eisenhower
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1958 - London, England, United Kingdom
Prince Charles Image
Prince Charles-The Prince of Wales and Earl of Chester
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Algerian War Image
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Sep, 1958 - Fresno, California, U.S.
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Monday Sep 1, 1958 - U.S.
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1958 - U.S.S.R.
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Friday Sep 12, 1958 - Texas, U.S.
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Wednesday Oct 1, 1958 - Christmas Island
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Oct, 1958 - Algeria
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Sunday Oct 26, 1958 - Paris, France
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Wednesday Oct 29, 1958 - Washington D.C., U.S.
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Charles de Gaulle-Charles De Gaulle and his supporters won a comfortable majority
Nov, 1958 - France
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1958 - New York, U.S.
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