François Duvalier Elected President in Haiti, September 22, 1957

Ghana becomes the first Sub-Saharan country to gain independence from the British. Date: March 6, 1957 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 6 📅 Events on this day in 1957 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1957Walter O’Malley Agrees to Move Brooklyn Dodgers to Los Angeles May 3, 1957Cuban…

Israel withdraws from the Sinai Peninsula. Date: January 22, 1957 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 22 📅 Events on this day in 1957 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1957Aga Khan IV Becomes 49th Shia Imami Ismaili Imam, July 11, 1957Ellen Fairclough Sworn In as Canada’s First Female…

South Africa's government approves of racial separation in universities. Date: May 22, 1957 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 22 📅 Events on this day in 1957 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1957United Kingdom Agrees to Singaporean Self-Rule, April 11, 1957European Economic Community Established by Six Founding Nations,…

Althea Gibson wins at the Wimbledon Championships, becoming the first black athlete to do so. Date: July 6, 1957 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 6 📅 Events on this day in 1957 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1957Philippine President Ramon Magsaysay Dies in Cebu Plane Crash, March…

The Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia) gains its independence from the United Kingdom. Date: August 31, 1957 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 31 📅 Events on this day in 1957 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1957Hurricane Audrey Devastates Texas-Louisiana Border, Kills 400+ (June 27, 1957)Walter Frederick Morrison…

First ascent of Broad Peak by Fritz Wintersteller, Marcus Schmuck, Kurt Diemberger, and Hermann Buhl. Date: June 9, 1957 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 9 📅 Events on this day in 1957 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1957Tunisian King Muhammad VIII al-Amin Replaced by Habib Bourguiba, July…