1959 - U.S. Statistics
Population: 177,829,628
Life expectancy: 69.9 years
Homicide Rate (per 100,000): 4.6
US GDP (1998 dollars): $507.2 billion
Federal spending: $92.10 billion
Federal debt: $287.5 billion
Consumer Price Index: 29.1
Unemployment: 6.8%
Cost of a first-class stamp: $0.04
Jack S. Kilby of Texas Instruments (US) supervises the development of the first integrated circuit.
The Lunik II probe (USSR) reaches the moon; Lunik III photographs the dark side of the moon for the first time. Background: Space Exploration
Deaths
Record of the Year: "Nel Blu Dipinto di Blu" (Volare)
Domenico Modugno
Album of the Year: The Music From Peter Gunn
Henry Mancini (RCA)
Song of the Year: "Nel Blu Dipinto di Blu"
Domenico Modugno, songwriter
Miss America: Mary Ann Mobley (MS)
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