Date: January 1, 1957
The S&P 500 stock market index is introduced, replacing the S&P 90. Date: March 4, 1957 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 4 📅 Events on this day in 1957 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1957Diefenbaker Upsets Liberals in 1957 Canadian Election, June 10, 1957Philippine President Ramon Magsaysay…
Walter James Bolton becomes the last person legally executed in New Zealand. Date: February 18, 1957 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 18 📅 Events on this day in 1957 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1957Israel Withdraws from Sinai Peninsula, January 22, 1957Dedan Kimathi Executed by British Colonial…
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 1957Dedan Kimathi Executed by British Colonial Government February 18,…
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…
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 1957Hamilton Watch Company Introduces First…
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 1957Ngo Dinh Diem…