February 12, 1959 (Thursday)
- The new version of the Lincoln cent was introduced on Abraham Lincoln's 150th birthday. While the portrait of Lincoln was unchanged, the tails side had the Lincoln Memorial replacing the "wheat penny"
- The last B-36 was decommissioned.
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