 Ásgeir Ásgeirsson becomes president .1958 Exclusive economic zone extended to 12 nautical miles .196314 NovemberVolcanic eruption forms Surtsey .196630 SeptemberThe Icelandic State Television begins its first broadcasts .19681 AugustKristján Eldjárn becomes president.
<fluency>  Ásgeir Ásgeirsson becomes president .1958 Exclusive economic zone extended to 12 nautical miles .196314 NovemberVolcanic eruption forms Surtsey .196630 SeptemberThe Icelandic State Television begins its first broadcasts .19681 AugustKristján Eldjárn becomes president.
 Ásgeir Ásgeirsson becomes president .1958 Exclusive economic zone extended to 12 nautical miles .196314 NovemberVolcanic eruption forms Surtsey . |- |style="text-align: right;"|1966||30 September||The Icelandic State Television begins its first broadcasts .19681 AugustKristján Eldjárn becomes president.