Some Notable Events of 1958

(Seems like just yesterday to some of us)

President - Dwight D. Eisenhower
Vice President - Richard M. Nixon

SPORTS

  • 14-year-old Bobby Fisher wins the U.S. Chess Championship
  • Arnold Palmer wins first major golf tournament - Masters
  • Sugar Ray Robinson wins middleweight title for record 5th time
  • The ocean yacht Columbia wins the America's Cup (first competition since 1937)
  • The NY Giants become the San Francisco Giants and play their first season at Candlestick Park
  • The Brooklyn Dodgers become the Los Angeles Dodgers and play their first season at the Coliseum
  • The NY Yankees defeat the Milwaukee Braves 4 games to 3 to win the World Series

NEW FOODS

  • Sweet 'n Low
  • Cocoa Puffs
  • Cocoa Krispies
  • Green Giant canned beans
  • Pizza Hut opens in Kansas city
  • Instant noodles

TOP GROSSING MOVIES

  • The Bridge on the River Kwai
  • Peyton Place
  • Sayonara
  • No Time for Sergeants
  • The Vikings
  • The Search for Paradise
  • South Pacific
  • Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
  • King Creole
  • Gigi

TOP SONGS

  • At The Hop (Danny and the Juniors)
  • Great Balls of Fire (Jerry Lee Lewis)
  • All the Way (Frank Sinatra)
  • Stood Up (Ricky Nelson)
  • Don't (Elvis Presley)
  • Short Shorts (Royal Teens)
  • Sugartime (The McGuire Sisters)
  • Get a Job (The Silhouettes)
  • Tequila (The Champs)
  • Sweet Little Sixteen (Chuck Berry)
  • Catch a Falling Star (Perry Como)
  • Are You Sincere (Andy Williams)
  • Lollipop (The Chordettes)

BIRTHDAYS

  • Kevin Bacon
  • Alex Baldwin
  • Angele Bassett
  • Annette Bening
  • Tim Burton
  • Mary Chapin Carpenter
  • Mark Cuban (Dallas Mavericks owner)
  • Jamie Lee Curtis
  • Ellen DeGeneres
  • Holly Hunter
  • Ice T
  • Michael Jackson
  • Andie MacDowell
  • Gary Oldman
  • Michelle Pfeiffer
  • Tim Robbins
  • Sharon Stone

    Some 1958 cars that didn't make it..


    1958 Ford Edsel


    1958 Janus


1958 Lotus Elite


1958 MGA Twin cam


1958 DeSoto Fireflight Sportsman


1958 Packard Hawk  - Sure looks like a Studebaker, another gone but not forgotten brand name.

http://www.tropicalglen.com/  This is a fantastic music site that lets you play the top 100 songs from any year 1950 to 1989 plus there are other collections available to be played including Gospel, Jazz, Rythym & Blues, etc. For Instance, you want to hear the top 100 from 1959. Click on 1959 and a window opens that says 1959 Top Hit Songs and shows a picture of one song from that year. Below it says Our Top Hit Songs Play 24/7 In Random Order. You can join this programmed play at any one of the following: and there are several songs listed. Click on the one you want to start with, then sit back and enjoy 99 additional hits from that year. And you can do this with any year. Remarkable sight. I usually log on and play the music in the background as I work.

Bob Casale