Windscale Fire: Britain’s Worst Nuclear Accident, October 10, 1957
Date: October 10, 1957
Date: October 10, 1957
Little Rock schools integration crisis: President Dwight D. Eisenhower sends the 101st Airborne Division to Little Rock, Arkansas, and federalizes the Arkansas National Guard, ordering both to support the integration of Little Rock Central High School. Date: September 23, 1957 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 23 📅 Events on this…
Pan Am Flight 7 disappears between San Francisco and Honolulu. Wreckage and bodies are discovered a week later. Date: November 8, 1957 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 8 📅 Events on this day in 1957 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1957Isahaya Mudslide Kills 992 in Japan, July…
The Soviet Union successfully conducts a long-range test flight of the R-7 Semyorka, the first intercontinental ballistic missile. Date: August 21, 1957 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 21 📅 Events on this day in 1957 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1957Walter James Bolton Last Legal Execution in…
In Roth v. United States, the U.S. Supreme Court rules that obscenity is not protected by the First Amendment. Date: June 24, 1957 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 24 📅 Events on this day in 1957 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1957Federation of Malaya Gains Independence from…
The United States and Canada form the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD). Date: August 1, 1957 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 1 📅 Events on this day in 1957 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1957Pacoima Mid-Air Collision Kills Eight January 31, 1957Suez Canal Reopens to Shipping…
The International Atomic Energy Agency is established. Date: July 29, 1957 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 29 📅 Events on this day in 1957 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1957Evelyn Waugh Publishes The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold, July 19, 1957Hamilton Watch Company Introduces First Electric Watch, January…