Editing 1959 (section)

===September===
{{Storm path|Vera 1959 track.png|170px|right|caption=[[September 26]]: [[Typhoon Vera]] storm path|alt=Track of a tropical cyclone as represented by colored dots; each dot represents the storm's position and intensity at 6-hour intervals.}}
{{Main|September 1959}}
* [[September 14]] – Soviet spacecraft ''[[Luna 2]]'' becomes the first human-made object to crash on the [[Moon]].
* [[September 15]]–[[September 28|28]] – [[Premier of the Soviet Union|USSR Premier]] [[Nikita Khrushchev]] and his wife tour the United States, at the invitation of U.S. President [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]].
* [[September 16]] – The [[Xerox 914]], the first plain paper copier, is introduced to the public.
* [[September 17]] – The [[hypersonic]] [[North American X-15]] research aircraft, piloted by [[Scott Crossfield]], makes its first powered flight at [[Edwards Air Force Base]], California.
* [[September 23]] – The {{MS|Princess of Tasmania}}, Australia's first passenger [[roll-on/roll-off]] [[Diesel engine|diesel]] ferry, makes her maiden voyage across the [[Bass Strait]].
* [[September 26]]
**[[Typhoon Vera]] hits central [[Honshū]], Japan, as a {{convert|160|mph|kph}} Category 5 storm, killing an estimated 5,098, injuring another 38,921, and leaving 1,533,000 homeless. Most of the victims and damage are centered in the [[Nagoya]] area.
** First large unit action of the [[Vietnam War]] takes place, when two companies of the [[Army of the Republic of Vietnam|ARVN]]'s [[23rd Division (South Vietnam)|23rd Division]] are ambushed by a well-organized [[Viet Cong]] force of several hundred, identified as the "2nd Liberation Battalion".
* [[September 30]] – [[Soviet Union]] leader [[Nikita Khrushchev]] meets [[Mao Zedong]] in Beijing.