A lot of historical events took place in 1958.
The events that took place in China are:
Ma Yinchu put forward the "new population theory"; The Fifth Session of the First National People's Congress approved the promulgation of the Hanyu Pinyin Scheme; The headquarters of the Chinese People's Volunteers issued a statement deciding to withdraw from Korea in batches by the end of 1958; The Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of China was established; China began to build China's first launch vehicle launch site in Jiuquan, Gansu Province, marking the birth of China's first autonomous launch base for aerospace. China's first TV station, Beijing TV (the predecessor of China's ** TV station), began trial broadcast; After the Second Session of the Eighth National Congress of the Communist Party of China was held, the "Great Leap Forward" movement was launched throughout the country. China's first computer, the 103 type general-purpose digital electronic computer, was successfully developed, with a running speed of 1,500 times per second; The Communist Party of China has launched a nationwide steelmaking campaign; Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center was established; China's first 10,000-ton ocean-going ship "Yuejin" was launched.
The times that occur in the rest of the world are:
British and American scientists complete nuclear fusion experiments; Following the Soviet Union, the United States successfully launched the first artificial satellite "Explorer 1" and discovered the Earth's radiation belt; Warner Bros. Records was founded; The Asian Games were held in Tokyo, Japan; The World Cup is held in Sweden; Michael Jackson was born in Gary, Indiana, USA; The French Fifth Republic was proclaimed.