1959
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This article is a date listing important or significant events that happened (or will happen) on events for the year 1959
Events
- September 5 – Judge Paul ordered that the twelve students who would become known as "The Charlottesville Twelve" be transferred immediately from their previous schools, all-black Jefferson Elementary School and Jackson P. Burley High School<[1].
- October 29 – The Charlottesville-Albemarle Chamber of Commerce recommends a study on turning downtown’s Main Street into a mall restricted to pedestrians.[2]
- October 30 – Piedmont Airlines Flight 349 crashed into Bucks Elbow Mountain, killing three crew members and all but one passenger. [3]
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References
- ↑ Web. Charlottesville 12 historical markers' text, Historical marker text, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, Nov 19, 2011, retrieved Nov 22, 2011. Print. Nov 20, 2011 page A6.
- ↑ Web. Timeline: Major Downtown Mall developments, Staff reports, News Article, The Daily Progress, retrieved September 19, 2020.
- ↑ Web. Fatal crash momento will make its way back to the mountain, Bryan McKenzie, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, October 26, 2019, retrieved October 27, 2019. Print. October 27, 2019 page A1.