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Famous Births
- Jan. 07: Katie Couric - CBS Evening News
- May 22: Lisa Murkowski: - Alaska Senator
- Jul. 27: Bill Engvall - Blue Collar Comedy
Chart Toppers
- Jan. 05: Guy Mitchell - Singing the Blues
- Feb. 09: Pat Boone - Don't Forbid Me
- Feb. 16: Tab Hunter - Young Love
- Mar. 30: Andy Williams - Butterfly
- Apr. 20: Elvis Presley - All Shook Up
- Jun. 10: Pat Boone - Love Letters in the Sand
- Jul. 15: Elvis Presley - Teddy Bear
- Sep. 02: Debbie Reynolds - Tammy
- Oct. 07: Jimmie Rodgers - Honeycomb
- Oct. 21: Everly Brothers - Wake Up Little Susie
- Nov. 04: Elvis Presley - Jailhouse Rock
- Dec. 18: Sam Cooke - You Send Me
- Dec. 30: Pat Boone - April Love Billboard: Historical Billboard Charts
Top Grossing Films
- The Bridge on the River Kwai
- Sayonara
- Peyton Place
- Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
- A Farewell to Arms IMBD: Top Grossing Films of 1957
30th Academy Awards
- Presented on: March 26, 1958
- Best Picture: The Bridge on the River Kwai
- Best Actor: A. Guinness in The Bridge on the River Kwai
- Best Actress: Joanne Woodward in The Three Faces of Eve
- Best Director: D. Lean for The Bridge on the River Kwai
- Best Documentary: Albert Schweitzer Rope of Silicon: Oscar Award Winners list
Top Athletes
Nobel Laureates
- Peace: Lester B. Pearson
- Physics: Chen Ning Yang, Tsung-Dao Lee
- Chemistry: Lord Todd
- Medicine: Daniel Bovet
- Literature: Albert Camus NoblePrize.org: 1957 Noble Winners
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January 1957
- January 23: Wham-O first produces the Frisbee.
April 1 1957
April 1: BBC broadcasts the April Fools Day joke documentary about the spaghetti crops, successfully fooling the nation.
May 1957
- May 28: The Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Giants baseball teams to Los Angeles and San Francisco, respectively.
September 1957
- September 19: The United States conduct the first underground Nuclear Bomb test in the Nevada desert.
- September 29: The New York Giants play their final Major League Baseball game at the New York Polo Grounds before moving to San Francisco
November 3 1957
November 3: A Dogs named Laika was the first animal ever launched into Space aboard the Soviet Sputnik 2 spacecraft.
December 6 1957
December 6: The United States first attempt at launching a satellite into orbit failed as the Vanguard TV3 exploded on the launchpad.
December 1957
- December 19: The first Nuclear Power plant went online delivering power to the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania area.
1957 Questions
What is one photo that defines the year 1957? 14 AnswersThis iconic image captured by photographer Will Counts in 1957. This Text from Vanity Fair. ---Quote--- During the historic 1957 desegregation of Little Rock ... read more
Who directed the 1957 film "The Wings of Eagles"? 1 AnswerThe Wings of Eagles was directed by John Ford and starred classic actors John Wayne, Dan Dailey, and Maureen O'Hara. read more
The Soviet Sputnik satellite was launched on October 4, 1957. 4 AnswersMany technological advances derived from space exploration have aided mankind, including advances in medicine, computers (the thing with which you typed this qu... read more
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I haven't felt this bad since the Brooklyn Dodgers died in 1957. Seriously, who knew?
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Mid-century Moderns: Be sure to see this 1957 Alcoa Aluminum Demonstration house. Very carefully renovated - a jewel. http://bit.ly/4XIzV6
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8! - 8 de setembro de 1957 - Declaração pela Abolição das Armas Nucleares - Jossei Toda
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