1958
From top to bottom, left to right: the May 1958 crisis in France ends the Fourth Republic and returns Charles de Gaulle to power; the United Arab Republic briefly unites Egypt and Syria; China launches the Great Leap Forward; the 1958 FIFA World Cup sees Brazil win its first title with a breakout performance by Pelé; the 14 July Revolution topples Iraq’s monarchy; the 1958 Lebanon crisis prompts U.S. intervention; the Prestonsburg, Kentucky, bus disaster kills 27 children; the Our Lady of the Angels School fire kills 95 in Chicago; and Tennis for Two, created by William Higinbotham, becomes an early video game.
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1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1958th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 958th year of the 2nd millennium, the 58th year of the 20th century, and the 9th year of the 1950s decade.