In 1959:
Hawaii entered the Union as the 50th State.
Dwight D. Eisenhower was President of the United States.
"Bonanza" and "The Twilight Zone" premiered on network TV.
"Ben-Hur" won the Academy Award for Best Picture.
Buddy Holly, Richie Valens and the Big Bopper (J.P. Richardson, Jr.) died in a plane crash outside Clear Lake, Iowa.
Art Wall led the PGA earning a total of $53,168.00.
Lee Petty won the first Daytona 500.
The Barbie Doll first went on sale in the United States.
Jim McMahon, Lawrence Taylor, John McEnroe, Danny Ainge and Ervin "Magic" Johnson were born.
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AND
1959 was the last time UT lost to both Vanderbilt and Kentucky in the same season.
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