January 1959 - January 31, 1959 (Saturday)

January 31, 1959 (Saturday)

• The Virginia General Assembly gave up on further attempts to block the integration of state schools, clearing the way for schools in Norfolk to reopen for the first time in more than four months. The district had shut down the schools on September 15 rather than enroll 17 African Americans, while schools in Arlington were integrated after Chief Justice Earl Warren denied a motion to delay the process there. Mixed classes began on Monday, February 2.
• Born: Kelly Moore, American NASCAR driver