The 14th episode of H.G. Wells’ The Invisible Man, based on Wells’ story, airs on ITV; this episode will air in September 1959 in the U.S. on CBS. Lisa Daniely and Deborah Watling (Doctor Who) star. Future Doctor Who producer Barry Letts, an actor at this point in his career, has a small role in the second season premiere.
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ABC airs the 13th episode of the supernatural anthology series One Step Beyond, hosted and directed by John Newland. Robert Ellenstein and Olan Soule (Super Friends) guest star.
The 15th episode of H.G. Wells’ The Invisible Man, based on Wells’ story, airs on ITV; this episode will air in October 1959 in the U.S. on CBS. Lisa Daniely stars.
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ABC airs the 14th episode of the supernatural anthology series One Step Beyond, hosted and directed by John Newland. Maria Palmer and Robert Douglas guest star.
The 16th episode of H.G. Wells’ The Invisible Man, based on Wells’ story, airs on ITV; this episode will air in October 1959 in the U.S. on CBS. James Raglan stars.
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ABC airs the 15th episode of the supernatural anthology series One Step Beyond, hosted and directed by John Newland. Mike Connors guest stars.
The 68th episode of Sam Rolfe’s western series Have Gun – Will Travel is broadcast on CBS in the United States, starring Richard Boone. This episode is written by future Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry, a frequent writer in the series’ early seasons. 
The 17th episode of H.G. Wells’ The Invisible Man, based on Wells’ story, airs on ITV; this episode will air in October 1959 in the U.S. on CBS. Lisa Daniely and Anton Diffring star.
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ABC airs the 16th episode of the supernatural anthology series One Step Beyond, hosted and directed by John Newland. Olive Deering and Luana Anders guest star.
The 18th episode of H.G. Wells’ The Invisible Man, based on Wells’ story, airs on ITV; this episode will air in October 1959 in the U.S. on CBS. John Harvey stars.
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ABC airs the 17th episode of the supernatural anthology series One Step Beyond, hosted and directed by John Newland. Werner Klemperer (Hogan’s Heroes) guest stars.
The 19th episode of H.G. Wells’ The Invisible Man, based on Wells’ story, airs on ITV; this episode will air in October 1959 in the U.S. on CBS. Robert Gallico and Philip Leaver star.
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ABC airs the 18th episode of the supernatural anthology series One Step Beyond, hosted and directed by John Newland. Doris Dowling guest stars.
Toho Studios release the first Godzilla movie sequel, Godzilla Raids Again, directed by Motoyoshi Oda. (Significant alterations to the movie, including a different title, will be made for its eventual U.S. release.) 
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The 20th episode of H.G. Wells’ The Invisible Man, based on Wells’ story, airs on ITV; this episode will air in November 1959 in the U.S. on CBS.
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ABC airs the 19th episode of the supernatural anthology series One Step Beyond, hosted and directed by John Newland. Robert Webber guest stars.
The 21st episode of H.G. Wells’ The Invisible Man, based on Wells’ story, airs on ITV; this episode will air in November 1959 in the U.S. on CBS.
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ABC airs the 20th episode of the supernatural anthology series One Step Beyond, hosted and directed by John Newland. Ross Martin (The Wild Wild West) guest stars.
The 22nd episode of H.G. Wells’ The Invisible Man, based on Wells’ story, airs on ITV; this episode will air in November 1959 in the U.S. on CBS. Deborah Watling (Doctor Who) stars.
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ABC airs the 21st episode of the supernatural anthology series One Step Beyond, hosted and directed by John Newland. Ben Cooper and Walter Burke guest star.
The 23rd episode of H.G. Wells’ The Invisible Man, based on Wells’ story, airs on ITV; this episode will air in November 1959 in the U.S. on CBS.
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ABC airs the 22nd episode of the supernatural anthology series One Step Beyond, hosted and directed by John Newland. Warren Stevens and Barry Atwater guest star in the first season finale.
The 24th episode of H.G. Wells’ The Invisible Man, based on Wells’ story, airs on ITV; this episode will air in December 1959 in the U.S. on CBS. Glyn Owen guest stars in an episode written by Michael Pertwee (older brother of future Doctor Who star Jon Pertwee).
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The U.S. Weather Bureau installs the first WSR-57 weather radar in what in intended to eventually be a network of weather radars spanning the entire country. Derived from World War II radars, the WSR-57 is first installed at the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida, where it offers as much as two days’ advance notice of storms approaching the Florida coast in the years before weather satellites. This radar remains in service until 1992, when it is literally ripped off the NHC’s roof by the winds of Hurricane Andrew. It is later replaced by a WSR-88 NEXRAD radar, though by that time satellite imagery has become the primary means of remotely detecting major tropical weather events.
The 25th episode of H.G. Wells’ The Invisible Man, based on Wells’ story, airs on ITV; this episode will air in December 1959 in the U.S. on CBS. Walter Gotell (The Spy Who Loved Me) and Ian Hendry (The Avengers) star in an episode co-written by Brian Clemens (The Avengers) and Ian Stuart Black (Doctor Who).
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The 26th and final episode of H.G. Wells’ The Invisible Man, based on Wells’ story, airs on ITV; this episode will air in December 1959 in the U.S. on CBS. Barbara Shelley stars. The role of the invisible man himself, Dr. Peter Brady, has been played in voice-over by actor Tim Turner without on-screen credit in all 26 episodes.
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NASA launches the Earth-orbiting satellite Explorer 6 atop a Thor-Able rocket, intended to study various space and upper atmospheric phenomena, as well as to take photos of Earth with an experimental camera system designed to refine engineering concepts for monitoring weather from orbit. Explorer 6 does indeed capture the first (admittedly less than ideal) photo of Earth taken from orbit, from a vantage point of 17,000 miles above Mexico in its elliptical orbit. Explorer 6 will remain in orbit for just under two years.
Soviet space scientists and engineers score another first, launching Luna 2 toward the moon with the intention of a successful crash landing, with the unmanned vehicle sending back data until it is destroyed in the impact. With no engines of its own, Luna 2 is at the mercy of whatever trajectory is imparted to it by its booster rocket, ultimately taking a day and a half to slam into the lunar dust near the flat plain known as Mare Imbrium. A small metal sphere aboard Luna 2 bears the year and country of origin; a replica of that sphere is later presented to American President Eisenhower by Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev.
ABC airs the 23rd episode of the supernatural anthology series One Step Beyond, hosted and directed by John Newland. Norman Lloyd and Suzanne Pleshette guest star in the second season premiere.
The 80th episode of Sam Rolfe’s western series Have Gun – Will Travel is broadcast on CBS in the United States, starring Richard Boone. This episode is written by future Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry, a frequent writer in the series’ early seasons.
ABC airs the 24th episode of the supernatural anthology series One Step Beyond, hosted and directed by John Newland. Augusta Dabney and David Lewis guest star.
The 81st episode of Sam Rolfe’s western series Have Gun – Will Travel is broadcast on CBS in the United States, starring Richard Boone. This episode is written by future Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry, a frequent writer in the series’ early seasons.
The first episode of the science fiction drama series Men Into Space premieres on CBS, starring William Lundigan. Angie Dickinson guest stars. This is a rare instance of a network program produced by Ziv Television, which is better known for its syndicated offerings. Men Into Space predicts several future developments in the space program with surprising accuracy, given both its budget and the fact that men have yet to go into space at the time of the series’ premiere.
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CBS airs the first episode of Rod Serling’s anthology series The Twilight Zone. Earl Holliman stars in a script written by Serling.
The 82nd episode of Sam Rolfe’s western series Have Gun – Will Travel is broadcast on CBS in the United States, starring Richard Boone. This episode is written by future Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry, a frequent writer in the series’ early seasons.