1958 Fact Sheet
Database: Miss America Winners by State
| Record Name | Year | City | State |
| Marilyn Van Derbur | 1958 | Denver | Colorado |
Database: Date of Independence for Modern Countries
| Record Name | Year | Country | Previous Ruler Country | Date |
| Guinea Country Formation Date | 1958 | Guinea | France | October 2, 1958 |
Database: Great Inventions by Year and Country
| Record Name | Year | Country | Region | Source | Inventor Name |
| Integrated circuit | 1958 | United States | North America | Encyclopedia Britannica Almanac 2003 | Jack S. Kilby |
| Laser | 1958 | United States | North America | Encyclopedia Britannica Almanac 2003 | Gordon Gould and Charles Hard Townes, Arthur L. Schawlow (invented separately) |
| Skateboard | 1958 | United States | North America | Encyclopedia Britannica Almanac 2003 | Bill Mark Richards |
| Ultrasound | 1958 | United Kingdom | Europe | Encyclopedia Britannica Almanac 2003 | Ian Donald |
Database: Hockey Stanley Cup Winners
| Record Name | Year | Winning Team | Winning Coach | Losing Team | Losing Coach | Sport | City | Note |
| 1958 Stanley Cup Winner | 1958 | Montreal Canadiens | Hector 'Toe' Blake | Boston Bruins | Milt Schmidt | Hockey | Montreal |
Database: Soccer World Cup FIFA Winners
| Record Name | Year | Winning Country | Runner-Up Country | City Venue | Sport | Final Score | Attendance | Referee |
| Soccer 1958 World Cup | 1958 | Brazil | Sweden | Stockholm | Soccer | 5 - 2 | 49,737 | Guigue |
Database: Year and Discoverer of Chemical Elements
| Record Name | Element | Year Discovered | Discovered By | Source |
| Nobelium | Nobelium | 1958 | Albert Ghiorso, Glenn T. Seaborg, Torborn Sikkeland, John R. Walton | Jefferson Lab |
Database: Pulitzer Prize Winning Novels By Year
| Record Name | Year | Title | Author |
| Death In The Family, A, James Agee | 1958 | Death In The Family, A | James Agee |
Database: United Nations Presidents
| Record Name | Origin | Year | Session |
| Leslie Munro | New Zealand | 1958 | Third emergency special |
| Charles Habib Malik | Lebanon | 1958 | Thirteenth |
Database: Catholic Pope History
| Record Name | Birthplace | Burial | Origin | Religion | Number | Pontiff | Time Periord | Years | Birthdate | Death Date |
| Pope 260 Pius XII | Rome | St. Peter's Basilica Grottoes | Italy | Catholic | 260 | Pius XII | 1939-1958 | 18 | 3/2/1876 | 10/9/1958 |
Database: Tour de France Winners
| Record Name | Year | Winning Country | Sport | Tour | Winning Name |
| Charly Gaul Tour 45 | 1958 | Luxembourg | Cycling | 45 | Charly Gaul |
Database: Council of Europe's treaties
| Record Name | Treaty | European Non-Member State | Non European Non-Member State | European Community | Number | Opening date | Entry into force date | Source |
| European Convention for the Peaceful Settlement of Disputes (023) | European Convention for the Peaceful Settlement of Disputes | Yes | Yes | 023 | 29/4/1957 | 30/4/1958 | Council of Europe | |
| European Agreement on Regulations governing the Movement of Persons between Member States of the Council of Europe (025) | European Agreement on Regulations governing the Movement of Persons between Member States of the Council of Europe | Yes | Yes | 025 | 13/12/1957 | 1/1/1958 | Council of Europe | |
| European Agreement on the Exchange of Therapeutic Substances of Human Origin (026) | European Agreement on the Exchange of Therapeutic Substances of Human Origin | Yes | Yes | Yes | 026 | 15/12/1958 | 1/1/1959 | Council of Europe |
| European Agreement concerning Programme Exchanges by means of Television Films (027) | European Agreement concerning Programme Exchanges by means of Television Films | Yes | Yes | 027 | 15/12/1958 | 1/7/1961 | Council of Europe |
Database: Carnegie Medal for Children's Books
| Record Name | Year | Publisher | Author |
| Tom's Midnight Garden | 1958 | OUP | Philipa Pearce |
Database: Tallest Churches in the World
| Record Name | Year Complete | City | Country | Church | Height (Meters) | Height (Feet) | Source |
| Basilica of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Aparecida | 1958 | Aparecida | Brazil | Basilica of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Aparecida | 105.0 m | 344 ft | Wikipedia |
Database: Longest Running TV Shows
| Record Name | Start Year | End Year | Country | Genre | Total Episodes |
| 77 Sunset Strip | 1958 | 1964 | United States | Drama | 206 |
| Donna Reed | 1958 | 1966 | United States | Comedy | 274 |
| George Burns/Gracie Allen | 1950 | 1958 | United States | Comedy | 291 |
| The Rifleman | 1958 | 1963 | United States | Drama | 168 |
| The Life of Riley (1953) | 1953 | 1958 | United States | Comedy | 212 |
Database: Crude Oil Prices from 1949 to Present
| Record Name | Year | Nominal | 2007 Inflation Adjusted | Source |
| Crude Oil Price for 1958 | 1958 | $3.00 | $21.67 | United States Department of Energy |
Database: Formula One World Drivers Champions
| Record Name | Year | Team | Tires | Poles | Sport | Driver | Wins | Podiums | Fastest Laps | Points | Clinched | Margin (Points) | Source |
| Formula One Champion (1958) | 1958 | FERRARI | E | 4 | Auto Racing | Mike Hawthorn | 1 | 7 | 5 | 42 | Race 11 of 11 | 1 | Wikipedia |
Database: American Film Institute's 100 Best Movies of All Time
| Record Name | Year | Rank | Movie | Source |
| Vertigo (1958) | 1958 | 9. | Vertigo | American Film Institute |
| Sullivan's Travels (1958) | 1958 | 61. | Sullivan's Travels | American Film Institute |
Database: Periodic Table of the Elements
| Record Name | Symbol | Group | Number | Melting Point | Boiling Point | Density | Year Discovered | Atomic Weight | % of Earth's Crust |
| Nobelium | No | 102 | 102 | 827 | 1958 | 259 |
Database: Baseball World Series Winners
| Record Name | Year | Winning Team | Losing Team | Winning City | Losing City | Sport | Score |
| World Series 1958 | 1958 | New York Yankees | Milwaukee Braves | NEW YORK | Milwaukee | Baseball | 4 - 3 |
Database: Wimbledon Tennis Men's Tournament Winners
| Record Name | Year | Sport | Winner | Loser | Score |
| 1958 Wimbledon Mens Result | 1958 | Tennis | Ashley Cooper | Neale Fraser | 36 63 64 13-11 |
Database: Aircraft Carriers of the United States
| Record Name | Country | Aircraft Carrier | Comission Year | Decomission or Loss Year | Commision Date | Decommision or Loss Date | Hull Number |
| Philippine Sea | United States | Philippine Sea | 1946 | 1958 | 11 May 1946 | 28 Dec 1958 | 47 |
Database: NCAA Basketball Tournament Champions
| Record Name | Year | Sport | City Location | Winner | Champion | Opponent | In Final 4 | In Final 4 |
| NCAA Tournament Champion (1958) | 1958 | Basketball | Louisville | KENTUCKY | KENTUCKY | Seattle | Temple | Kansas State |
Database: United States Average Annual Temperature
| Record Name | Year | Country | Temperature | Rank | Source |
| Average Annual Temperature for 1958 | 1958 | United States | 52.76 deg F | 62 | National Climatic Data Center |
Database: Yearly Total Seasonal Rainfall for Los Angeles
| Record Name | City | State | Country | Season | Total Rainfall (inches) | Inches above or below average | Source |
| Los Angeles Seasonal Rainfall for 1958-1959 | Los Angeles | CALIFORNIA | United States | 1958-1959 | 5.58 | -9.55 | National Weather Service |
| Los Angeles Seasonal Rainfall for 1957-1958 | Los Angeles | CALIFORNIA | United States | 1957-1958 | 21.13 | +6.00 | National Weather Service |
Database: Best Picture Academy Award Winners
| Record Name | Year | Oscars | Nominations |
| Gigi | 1958 | 9 | 9 |
Database: Wimbledon Tennis Women's Tournament Winners
| Record Name | Year | Sport | Winner | Loser | Score |
| 1958 Wimbledon Womens Result | 1958 | Tennis | Althea Gibson | Angela Mortimer | 8-6 6-2 |
Database: Hart Memorial Trophy Winners for NHL Hockey
| Record Name | Year | Team | Sport | League | Player |
| Hart Memorial Trophy Winner (1958) | 1958 | Detroit Red Wings | Hockey | NHL | Gordie Howe |
Database: Best Selling Singles by Year (United Kingdom)
| Record Name | Year | Country | Song | Artist | Number Sold | Source |
| Jailhouse Rock (Elvis Presley) | 1958 | United Kingdom | Jailhouse Rock | Elvis Presley | Wikipedia |
Database: Time Magazine's Man of the Year
| Record Name | Year | Person of the Year |
| Charles De Gaulle | 1958 | Charles De Gaulle |
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