North Vancouver & Delbrook High School
Classes Of 1958
Events and Happenings -- 1958
Politicians of 1958
- Prime Minister – John Diefenbaker
- Governor General – Vincent Massey then Georges Vanier
- Premier of British Columbia – W.A.C. Bennett
Events during 1958
- January 16 – Lester B. Pearson replace Louis St. Laurent as leader of the Liberal Party
- February 19–20 – Rt Hon Ellen Fairclough assumes the role of Prime Minister for a day.
- March 25 – The Avro Arrow flies for the first time
- March 31 – John Diefenbaker leads the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada to a massive election victory.
- April 5 – Ripple Rock in Seymour Narrows is destroyed in one of the largest planned non-nuclear explosions
- May 12 – The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) agreement is signed between the United States and Canada.
- June 17 – The Second Narrows Bridge in Vancouver collapses killing 18.
- July 1 – Canada-wide television broadcasting starts
- July 1 – The Lost Villages in Ontario are permanently flooded as part of the St. Lawrence Seaway construction project.
- July 16 – Duff Roblin sworn in as premier of Manitoba
- October 22 – Canada appoints, Margaret Meagher, the country's first female ambassador, to Israel.[1]
- October 23 – The third Springhill Mining Disaster occurs killing 74.
Art and Literature in 1958
1958 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit
- Fiction: Colin McDougall, Execution.
- Poetry or Drama: James Reaney, A Suit of Nettles.
- Non-Fiction: Pierre Berton, Klondike.
- Non-Fiction: Joyce Hemlow, The History of Fanny Burney.
- Juvenile: Edith L. Sharp, Nkwala.
Stephen Leacock Award: Eric Nicol, Girdle Me A Globe
New works
- John Kenneth Galbraith's The Affluent Society
- Farley Mowat's Coppermine Journey: An Account of a Great Adventure
- Antonine Maillet's first novel Pointe-aux-Coques
Music
- Paul Anka has four hit singles and becomes one of the most popular singers in the world.
Sport
- Grey Cup – Winnipeg Blue Bombers win 35–28 over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.
- Stanley Cup – Montreal Canadiens win 4–2 over the Boston Bruins.
- NASCAR Grand National Series – American race car driver Lee Petty wins the 1958 Jim Mideon 500.[2]
World events of 1958
- NASA North American Space Agency is formed
- 14 year old Bobby Fischer wins the United States Chess Championship.
- Munich Air Disaster - 21 dead, including 7 Manchester United Players
- Toyota and Datsun Cars go on sale in North America.
- Nikita Khrushchev becomes Premier of the Soviet Union
- Nelson Rockefeller Elected Governor of New York
- US Unemployment reaches 5.2 million
- US passenger jet flights start with a National Airlines Boeing 707
- The first Trans Atlantic passenger jetliner service begins with flights between London and New York on the new Comet Jet
- The Great Chinese Famine begins in 1958 and ending in 1961 causing the death of nearly 30 million through a combination of natural disasters and poor planning.
- Elvis Presley is inducted into the Army.
- Brazil wins the 1958 World Cup in Sweden
- US Nuclear Submarine " Nautilus " passes under Ice Cap at North Pole
- The Microchip first developed in US by Intel
- The Wham-O company introduces the Hula Hoop; over 100 million are sold.
- Cost of a gallon of Gas 25 cents
- First satellite was launched from Cape Canaveral.
- Alaska became the 49th U.S. State
Popular Singers
- Elvis Presley (Red Robinson emcee for Elvis in 1957 at Empire Stadium)
- Billie Holiday
- Ricky Nelson
- Frank Sinatra
- The Everly Brothers
- Ella Fitzgerald
- Jerry Lee Lewis
- Paul Anka
Popular TV Programs
- Candid Camera
- The Ed Sullivan Show
- Come Dancing
- The Jack Benny Show
- Panorama
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents