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- Dwight David Eisenhower is inaugurated President of the United States; it is his second term.
- The "European Common Market" is outlined by Treaties that establish the European Economic Community.
- Due to a lack of funds, Saturday mail delivery in the U.S. is temporarily halted; Saturday service is restored after Congress gives the Post Office $41 million.
- The Georgia Senate unanimously approves Senator Leon Butts' bill barring blacks from playing baseball with whites.
- Superconductivity theory is developed by John Bardeen, Leon Cooper and John Scheiffer, American scientists.
- Congress passes the Civil Rights Act of 1957, in spite of Strom Thurmond's 24-hr filibuster against it.
- The Mackinac Bridge (Michigan) becomes the longest suspension span bridge in the world at 3,800 ft.
- Interferon (a substance produced by tissues which creates immunity to infections) is discovered by Alick Isaacs of England and Jean Lindemann of Switzerland.
- Federal troops are ordered by President Eisenhower to oversee the integration of public schools in Little Rock, AR, after local authorities refuse to implement court-ordered desegregation.
- The Soviet Union launches the first space satellite (Sputnik). It has a diameter of only 22 inches, but it marks the beginning of what will become known as the Space Age.
- A Paris collection by Hubert Givenchy, called "the sack" look, starts a trend toward straight, waistless dresses.
- Three B-52s leave California to attempt the first non-stop flight around the world, but only two complete the trip.
- The submarine Grayback is launched by the U.S. Navy; it is the first designed to fire guided missiles.
- Sputnik 2 is launched by the Russians carrying a dog, Laika, into space on a one-way journey.
- Researchers announce the invention of Borazan, a synthetic material harder than diamonds.
- An earthquake measuring 8.1 on the Richter scale shakes the Andreanof Islands near Alaska.
- The first full-scale nuclear power plant in the United States is opened in Shippingport, PA.
- Hurricane "Audrey" hits southwest Louisiana and northern Texas, causing 390 deaths.
- The first U.S. attempt to launch a satellite fails as the Vanguard rocket blows up.
- The first rocket with nuclear warhead is fired by the U.S. Army in Yucca Flat, NV.
- The Ford Motor Company introduces a new car model; they call it the Edsel.
- The U.S. successfully test-fires the first Atlas intercontinental ballistic missile.
- The last of New York City's electric trolleys complete their final run.
- Kansas City ends the use of streetcars in it's transit system.
- The first battery-powered watch is introduced in Lancaster, PA.
- The first electric portable typewriter is sold in Syracuse, NY.
- A Dutch ban on Sunday driving is lifted in The Netherlands.
- The discovery of element 102 (Nobelium) is announced.
- FORTRAN (an early computer language) is invented.
- The Wham-O Company markets the first Frisbee.
- The U.S. Army sells its last homing pigeons.
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- The Music Man with Robert Preston opens at the Majestic Theater in New York City; it runs for 1,375 performances.
- Two male attorneys "stand in" as proxies in the marriage of Sophia Loren to Carlo Ponti in Juarez, Mexico.
- Jerry Lee Lewis weds his cousin Myra Gale Brown, age 13, while still married to his first wife, Jane Mitcham.
- Charles Van Doren becomes a media sensation by winning $129,000 on the quiz show Twenty One.
- The Los Angeles program American Bandstand, with Dick Clark, moves to network television (ABC).
- Alan Freed hosts the first prime-time network rock show called The Rock n' Roll Show.
- Elvis Presley makes his seventh, and final, appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show.
- Raymond Burr, as Perry Mason, begins winning court cases on CBS television.
- In October, Leave It To Beaver makes its first television appearance.
- Leonard Bernstein's musical West Side Story opens on Broadway.
- The last original episode of I Love Lucy appears on CBS television.
- Elizabeth Taylor ends her second marriage (to Michael Wilding).
- Elizabeth Taylor begins her third marriage (to Mike Todd).
- Sam Cooke's You Send Me reaches No. 1 on the charts.
- Buddy Holly and the Crickets record That'll Be the Day.
- Elvis Presley is given his draft notice to join U.S. Army.
- Howard Cosell makes his first television appearance.
- The Tonight Show introduces a new host: Jack Paar.
- Wagon Train makes its first television appearance.
- Bachelor Father with John Forsythe premiers.
- The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss is published.
- Larry King makes his first radio broadcast.
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Academy Awards: "Oscars"
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Best Picture - The Bridge on the River Kwai
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Best Actor - Alec Guinness (The Bridge on the River Kwai)
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Best Actress - Joanne Woodward (The Three Faces of Eve)
Television Awards: "Emmys"
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Best Series Actor - Robert Young
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Best Series Actress - Loretta Young
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Best Mystery Series - Alfred Hitchcock Presents
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Best Comedy Series - Sid Caesar's Hour
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Best Music Series - Your Hit Parade
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Best Dramatic Series - Playhouse 90
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Best Western Series - The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
Recording Awards: "Grammys"
[Grammys not awarded until 1958]
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Top Songs of '57:
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(I'm) All Shook Up, Elvis Presley
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April Love, Pat Boone
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Butterfly, Andy Williams
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Chances Are, Johnny Mathis
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Diana, Paul Anka
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Don't Forbid Me, Pat Boone
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Honeycomb Jimmie Rodgers
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Hound Dog, Elvis Presley
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Jailhouse Rock, Elvis Presley
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Love Letters In the Sand, Pat Boone
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Party Doll, Buddy Knox
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Round and Round, Perry Como
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Sugartime, The McGuire Sisters
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Tammy, Debbie Reynolds
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(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear, Elvis Presley
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That'll Be the Day, Buddy Holly & the Crickets
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Wake Up Little Susie, The Everly Brothers
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You Send Me, Sam Cooke
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Young Love, Tab Hunter |
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Sports News: |
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- The National League approves a plan to move the Brooklyn Dodgers and the New York Giants to the west coast.
- It takes three overtimes for North Carolina to beat Kansas 54-53 in the NCAA basketball championship game.
- Maurice "Rocket" Richard (Montreal) became the first NHL player to score 500 goals.
- Mickey Mantle hits career home run number 200 in Yankee Stadium.
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Key Results:
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MLB World Series - Milwaukee Braves
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NBA Champions - Boston Celtics
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NHL Stanley Cup - Montreal Canadians
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NFL Champions - Detroit Lions
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Men's U.S. Golf Open - Dick Mayer
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NCAA Basketball Champions - University of North Carolina
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Heisman Trophy - John David Crow, A&M College of Texas (HB)
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Indianapolis 500 - Sam Hanks at 135.6 mph (average)
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Kentucky Derby - Bill Hartack aboard Iron Liege in 2:02.2
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Women's U.S. Golf Open - Betsy Rawls
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Costs of Living:
- Average House - $18,000
- Average New Car - $2,100
- Gallon of Gasoline - 31¢
- Milk (half-gallon) - 52¢
- Bread (one loaf) - 19¢
- Steak (per pound) - 96¢
- One Dozen Eggs - 69¢
- First Class Mail - 3¢
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National Statistics:
- U. S. Population - 171,984,000
- Average Annual Income - $5,500
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