United States and Canada Form NORAD – August 1, 1957
Date: August 1, 1957
Date: August 1, 1957
At Malden Island in the Pacific Ocean, Britain tests its first hydrogen bomb in Operation Grapple. Date: May 15, 1957 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 15 π Events on this day in 1957 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1957Eisenhower Sends 101st Airborne to Little Rock Desegregation, September…
Elections to the Territorial Assembly of the French colony Upper Volta are held. After the elections PDU and MDV form a government. Date: March 31, 1957 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 31 π Events on this day in 1957 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1957US Air Force…
First ascent of Broad Peak by Fritz Wintersteller, Marcus Schmuck, Kurt Diemberger, and Hermann Buhl. Date: June 9, 1957 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 9 π Events on this day in 1957 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1957US Customs Seizes Allen Ginsberg’s “Howl” on Obscenity Grounds, March…
The Kyshtym disaster is the third-worst nuclear accident ever recorded. Date: September 29, 1957 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 29 π Events on this day in 1957 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1957Eisenhower Apologizes to Ghanaian Minister After Delaware Restaurant Refusal, October 10, 1957USAF Aircraft Disappears Over…
At least 81 people are killed in the most devastating flood in the history of the Spanish city of Valencia. Date: October 14, 1957 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on October 14 π Events on this day in 1957 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1957Northeast Airlines Flight 823 Crashes…
Eight people (five total crew from two aircraft and three on the ground) in Pacoima, California are killed following the mid-air collision between a Douglas DC-7 airliner and a Northrop F-89 Scorpion fighter jet. Date: January 31, 1957 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 31 π Events on this day in…