Boeing 707 Initial Production Version First Flight, December 20, 1957

The New York, Ontario and Western Railway makes its final run, the first major U.S. railroad to be abandoned in its entirety. Date: March 29, 1957 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 29 📅 Events on this day in 1957 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1957Cuban Student Revolutionaries…

Northeast Airlines Flight 823 crashes on Rikers Island in New York City, killing 20 people and injuring 78 others. Date: February 1, 1957 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 1 📅 Events on this day in 1957 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1957Walter Frederick Morrison Sells Flying Disc…

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 1957Short Solent 3 Crashes Near…

The Kyshtym disaster is the third-worst nuclear accident ever recorded. Date: September 29, 1957 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 29 📅 Events on this day in 1957 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1957Vickers VC.1 Viking Crash Kills 34 at Blackbushe Airport, May 1, 1957Olympic Airways Founded by…