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  • U.S.
    Apr, 1959
    Laser

    Gould continued developing the idea, and filed a patent application

    U.S.
    Apr, 1959

    Gould's notes included possible applications for a laser, such as spectrometry, interferometry, radar, and nuclear fusion. He continued developing the idea, and filed a patent application in April 1959.




  • New York, U.S.
    Saturday Apr 4, 1959
    Lucky Luciano

    Gambino became the most powerful

    New York, U.S.
    Saturday Apr 4, 1959

    On April 4, 1959, Genovese was convicted in New York of conspiracy to violate federal narcotics laws. Sent to prison for 15 years, Genovese tried to run his crime family from prison until his death in 1969. Meanwhile, Gambino now became the most powerful man in the Cosa Nostra.




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