Date: December 6, 1957
Vickers Viscount G-AOHP of British European Airways crashes at Ballerup after the failure of three engines on approach to Copenhagen Airport. The cause is a malfunction of the anti-icing system on the aircraft. There are no fatalities. Date: November 17, 1957 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 17 📅 Events on…
Pamir, a four-masted barque, was shipwrecked and sank off the Azores during Hurricane Carrie. Date: September 21, 1957 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 21 📅 Events on this day in 1957 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1957Ghana Gains Independence from Britain, First Sub-Saharan Nation, March 6, 1957Mackinac…
The initial production version of the Boeing 707 makes its first flight. Date: December 20, 1957 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 20 📅 Events on this day in 1957 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1957American Bandstand Debuts on ABC Television Network, August 5, 1957John Lennon Meets Paul…
The 23rd Canadian Parliament becomes the only one to be personally opened by the Queen of Canada. Date: October 14, 1957 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 14 📅 Events on this day in 1957 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1957Britain Tests First Hydrogen Bomb at Malden Island,…
The United States successfully launches the first Atlas intercontinental ballistic missile at Cape Canaveral, Florida. Date: December 17, 1957 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 17 📅 Events on this day in 1957 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1957Eisenhower Sends 101st Airborne to Little Rock Desegregation, September 24,…
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 1957Dedan Kimathi Executed by British Colonial Government, February 18, 1957Eisenhower…