Date: January 31, 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 1957Pacoima Mid-Air Collision…
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 1957US Customs Seizes Allen Ginsberg’s “Howl” as Obscene, March 25, 1957Kripalu Maharaj Named…
At Malden Island in the Pacific Ocean, Britain tests its first hydrogen bomb in Operation Grapple. Date: May 15, 1957 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 15 📅 Events on this day in 1957 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1957Rawya Ateya Becomes First Arab Female Parliamentarian, July 14,…
The motto In God We Trust first appears on U.S. paper currency. Date: October 1, 1957 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 1 📅 Events on this day in 1957 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1957Britain Tests First Hydrogen Bomb at Malden Island, May 15, 1957Anthony Eden Resigns…
Eight people (five total crew from two aircraft and three on the ground) in Pacoima, California are killed following the mid-air collision between a Douglas DC-7 airliner and a Northrop F-89 Scorpion fighter jet. Date: January 31, 1957 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 31 📅 Events on this day in…
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 1957Pacoima Mid-Air Collision Kills Eight January 31, 1957Thailand Lèse Majesté Strengthened as National Security Crime January…