| 1958
— This year witnessed the creation of the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) with T.
Keith Glennan as its
administrator. This was also the year the Federal
Aviation Agency (FAA) was established to ensure air
safety. In other news:
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Xerox produces the first commercial copying machine.
- Vanguard
I, an unmanned satellite, proves that the Earth
is pear-shaped, with a bulge in the Southern Hemisphere.
- The
first parking lot meters are used in London.
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