March 1959 - March 27, 1959 (Friday)

March 27, 1959 (Friday)

  • North Carolina became the first state in the nation to require polio vaccines for all children. The measure, already approved by the Senate passed 73–3 in the House and was signed by Governor Luther H. Hodges.

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