"In Spite of All the Danger", a song written by Paul McCartney and George Harrison. Henri Cornelis becomes Governor-General of the Belgian Congo, the last Belgian governor prior to independence. July 14 – July 14 Revolution in Iraq: King Faisal is killed. Abd al-Karim Qasim assumes power. July 15 – In Lebanon, 5,000 United States Marines land in the capital Beirut in support of the pro-Western government. July 24 – Fourteen life peerages, the first under the Life Peerages Act 1958, are created in the United Kingdom. July 26 Explorer program: Explorer 4 is launched in the United States. Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom announces that she is giving her son and heir apparent Prince Charles, the customary title of Prince of Wales. The announcement is made at the end of the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games, held in Cardiff. July 29 – The U.S. Congress formally creates the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). July 31 – The Tibetan resistance movement against rule by China receives support from the United States Central Intelligence Agency. August August 3 – The nuclear-powered submarine becomes the first vessel to cross the North Pole under water. August 6 Australian athlete Herb Elliott clips almost 3 seconds off the world record for the mile run at Santry Stadium, Dublin, recording a time of 3 minutes 54.5 seconds. The Law of Permanent Defense of Democracy, which outlawed the Communist Party of Chile and banned 26,650 persons from the electoral lists, is repealed. August 14 – KLM Flight 607-E, a Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation, crashes into the sea with 99 people aboard. August 17 – The first Thor-Able rocket is launched, carrying Pioneer 0, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 17. The launch fails due to a first stage malfunction. August 18 – Brojen Das from East Pakistan swims across the English Channel in a competition, the first Bangali as well as the first Asian to ever do it. He is first among 39 competitors. August 21 – October 15 – Illinois observes the centennial of the Lincoln–Douglas debates. August 23 – The Second Taiwan Strait Crisis begins, with the People's Liberation Army's bombardment of Quemoy. August 26 – A general strike is called in Paraguay. August 30 – September 1 – Notting Hill race riots: Riots occur between blacks and whites in Notting Hill, London. September September 1 –