January 7, 1959 (Wednesday)
- At 12:39, Congress gained three new members. Bob Bartlett and Ernest Gruening took the oath as Senators, and Ralph J. Rivers became Alaska's lone U.S. Representative.
- Cuba's new government announced the first executions of former officials of Fulgencio Batista. Ten officers were executed at Santiago including Col. Arcadio Casillas, who oversaw Santiago. The same day, the United States recognized the new Cuban government of Fidel Castro.
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