1958 in the United States

Events from the year 1958 in the United States. == Incumbents == === Federal government === President: Dwight D. Eisenhower (R-Kansas/Pennsylvania) Vice President: Richard Nixon (R-California) Chief Justice: Earl Warren (California) Speaker of the House of Representatives: Sam Rayburn (D-Texas) Senate Majority Leader: Lyndon B. Johnson (D-Texas) Congress: 85th ==== State governments ==== == Events == === January–March === January 8 – Bobby Fischer, 14 years old at the time, wins the United States Chess Championship.

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