Windscale Fire: Britain’s Worst Nuclear Accident, October 10, 1957

The flag carrier airline of Greece for decades, Olympic Airways, is founded by Aristotle Onassis following the acquisition of "TAE – Greek National Airlines". Date: April 6, 1957 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 6 📅 Events on this day in 1957 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1957Althea…

Sutton Wick air crash: A Blackburn Beverley of 53 Squadron, Royal Air Forces, crashes into the village of Sutton Wick, Berkshire (now Oxfordshire), killing most of the crew and passengers and two local residents. Date: March 5, 1957 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 5 📅 Events on this day in…

Sutton Wick air crash: A Blackburn Beverley of 53 Squadron, Royal Air Forces, crashes into the village of Sutton Wick, Berkshire (now Oxfordshire), killing most of the crew and passengers and two local residents. Date: March 5, 1957 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 5 📅 Events on this day in…

British Prime Minister Sir Anthony Eden resigns from office following his failure to retake the Suez Canal from Egyptian sovereignty. Date: January 9, 1957 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 9 📅 Events on this day in 1957 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1957Ellen Fairclough Sworn In as…

Sputnik 1 becomes the first artificial satellite to orbit the Earth. Date: October 4, 1957 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 4 📅 Events on this day in 1957 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1957Israel Withdraws from Sinai Peninsula, January 22, 1957International Geophysical Year Begins, July 1, 1957First…

Short Solent 3 crashes near Chessell. Date: November 15, 1957 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 15 📅 Events on this day in 1957 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1957UK Conducts First Successful Hydrogen Bomb Test, November 8, 1957Upper Volta Territorial Assembly Elections, PDU-MDV Government Formed March 31,…