In 1959 --
Alaska and Hawaii are admitted to the
Union
Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper and Richie Valens die in a
plane crash on Feb. 3.
Blues singer Billie Holiday died.
Billie was in The House of the Good Shepherd in Baltimore, MD
in 1925.
Some new products
Jiffy Pop
Barbie dolls
Cocoa Puffs (General Mills)
Popular rockers: Dion, The
Coasters, , Little Anthony and The Imperials. Jersey's Own:
The Shirelles
Richard Starkey (Ringo) got his first
drum set for Christmas. Bob Dylan graduated high
school.
"Weird Al" Yankovic was born
New TV shows: Rawhide, Bonanza, Rocky and His Friends
(nothing up my sleeve, presto!)
Comedian Lou Costello died.