1959 in the United States

← → Events from the year 1959 in the United States.

With the admittance of Alaska and Hawaii, this is the last year in which states are added to the union.

Dwight Eisenhower , Nikita Khrushchev and their wives at a state dinner, 1959.
January 3: Alaska admitted as 49th state
April 9: NASA announces the " Mercury Seven "
August 21: Hawaii admitted as 50th state
October 21: The Guggenheim opens