South Africa Approves University Racial Separation, May 22, 1957

KLM Flight 844 crashes off the Schouten Islands in present day Indonesia (then Netherlands New Guinea), killing 58 people. Date: July 16, 1957 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 16 📅 Events on this day in 1957 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1957African Convention Founded in Dakar, Senegal,…

Kripalu Maharaj is named fifth Jagadguru (world teacher) after giving seven days of speeches before 500 Hindu scholars. Date: January 14, 1957 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 14 📅 Events on this day in 1957 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1957Ngo Dinh Diem Begins U.S. State Visit,…

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 1957International Atomic Energy Agency Established, July 29, 1957United States and Canada Form NORAD – August 1, 1957Olympic Airways Founded…

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 1957Hurricane Audrey Devastates Texas-Louisiana Border, Kills 400+ (June 27, 1957)Israel Withdraws from Sinai Peninsula -…

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 1957Ngo Đình Diệm Survives Communist Assassination Attempt in Buôn Ma Thuột, February 22, 1957Cuban…