1959 Newspapers

Read about the most shocking 1959 headlines with an authentic newspaper from the largest collection of original newspapers in the world. Our range of newspaper articles feature fascinating reports and investigations into the events that shocked the country. Featuring original copies from some of the nation’s most trusted news sources, such as The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal, you can get a better understanding of what it was like to be present in a time so vastly different to the modern day. As the 1950s drew to a close, find out which events were going to shape the path of society into the swinging 60s.

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1959 Newspapers

1959 Newspaper Headlines

Newspaper articles from 1959 tell tales of adversity, innovation, and discovery. Memorable 1959 events include the tragic death of Buddy Holly in a plane crash, the first ever photographs of the far side of the moon sent from ‘Luna 3’, and 12 countries signing the Antarctic Treaty, which marked Antarctica as a scientific reserve and banned military activity.

It was a great year in cinematic history too! Walt Disney released ‘Sleeping Beauty’, and MGM’s Ben Hur is a huge hit. An authentic 1959 newspaper is a fantastic way to gain deeper insight into this year in history, and to understand the mentality of those living at the time.

January 1, 1959
Cultivars of plants named after this date must be named in a modern language, not in Latin.

January 3, 1959
Alaska is admitted as the 49th U.S. state.

January 29, 1959
Walt Disney releases Sleeping Beauty.

February 3, 1959
Buddy Holly, American rock singer (b. 1936) is killed in a plane crash.

February 6, 1969 
The first successful test firing of a Titan intercontinental ballistic missile is accomplished at Cape Canaveral, Florida.

February 16, 1959
Fidel Castro becomes Premier of Cuba.

March 9, 1959
The Barbie doll, created by U.S. business woman Ruth Handler, debuts at the American International Toy Fair.

July 8, 1959 
Charles Ovnand and Dale R. Buis become the first Americans killed in action in Vietnam.

July 25, 1959
The ‘SR-N1’ hovercraft crosses the English Channel in just over two hours. The flight occurs on the 50th anniversary of Louis Bleriot’s first crossing of the Channel by the heavier-than-air craft.

August 7, 1959 
The Roseburg Oregon Blast kills 14 and causes $12 million worth of damage.

August 21, 1959
Hawaii is admitted as the 50th U.S. state.

September 14, 1959
‘Luna 2’ becomes the first man-made object to crash on the Moon.

October 7, 1959
Luna 3’ , the U.S.S.R. probe, sends back the first ever photographs of the far side of the Moon.

November 18, 1959
MGM’s widescreen, multi-million dollar version of Ben-Hur is released, becoming the studio’s greatest hit up to that time. It is highly acclaimed by critics and eventually wins eleven Academy Awards – a record held until 1998, when 1997’s Titanic became the first film to equal this tally.

December 1, 1959
Twelve countries – including the United States and the Soviet Union – sign the landmark Antarctic Treaty, which sets aside Antarctica as a scientific preserve and bans military activity on that continent. This is the first arms control agreement established during the Cold War.

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S&J Z March 25 2023

Great presentation, wonderful experience to read something so authentic from that time.

KAREN STEVENSON March 21 2023

Excellent quality and beautifully preserved. Highly recommended!!!

John Smith Junior March 21 2023

I never got my Newspaper. Supposedly, it was lost I'm transit. I believe I was given a refund. But I wanted the paper

  • March 21 2023

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    Your newspaper was shipped from us on February 13, but unfortunately we were not provided with your FedEx tracking information and therefore we would confirm that your order has been lost in transit, which we do apologize for.

    You have been in contact with our Customer Service Team and the Representative went to raise a replacement for you, however with these being original newspapers, unfortunately there were no further stock available. A full refund for your order has been processed.

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Elena Borovitskaya March 9 2023

Fun! Great Gift! And great story!

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Bought 3 papers.. all 3 were in great shape and shipped perfectly!!! Great to deal with!!!

Jenny February 28 2023

Authentic and a great gift!

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Great gift. Thank you very much.

Judith Cornes November 30 2022

Paper was in excellent condition and the presentation box was attractive.

Paula Torelli November 15 2022

It was the perfect gift. Very happy with it.

Karen Wolfarth November 11 2022

Very cool you can get a copy of an old newspaper. My dad loves history so it was the perfect 75th birthday gift.