What Happened in Dec 1958

Fire at Our Lady of the Angels School kills 92 students and 3 nuns

On December 1, 1958, a fire broke out in the basement of Our Lady of the Angels catholic school in Chicago, educational home to approximately 1,600... Read more

Battle of Yaguajay

The Battle of Yaguajay (December 19 – December 30, 1958) was a decisive victory for the Cuban Revolutionaries over the soldiers of the Batista... Read more

Georges Charles Clement Ghislain Pire is Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize

Dominique Pire (Georges Charles Clement Ghislain Pire) (Dinant, February 10, 1910 – Leuven, January 30, 1969) was a Belgian Dominican friar whose... Read more

Peter Dawkins Wins Heisman Trophy

Pete Dawkins, the 69th Army football captain and a polio victim, posed a double threat as a runner and a left-handed passer. In three years, he... Read more

Battle of Santa Clara

The Battle of Santa Clara was a series of events in late December 1958 that led to the capture of the Cuban city of Santa Clara by revolutionaries... Read more