Hamilton Watch Company Introduces First Electric Watch, January 3, 1957
Date: January 3, 1957
Date: January 3, 1957
Walter James Bolton becomes the last person legally executed in New Zealand. Date: February 18, 1957 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 18 π Events on this day in 1957 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1957Northeast Airlines Flight 823 Crashes on Rikers Island, Killing 20, February 1, 1957Kripalu…
The 8.6 Mwβ― Andreanof Islands earthquake shakes the Aleutian Islands, causing over $5 million in damage from ground movement and a destructive tsunami. Date: March 9, 1957 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 9 π Events on this day in 1957 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1957Suez Canal…
United States Customs seizes copies of Allen Ginsberg's poem "Howl" on obscenity grounds. Date: March 25, 1957 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 25 π Events on this day in 1957 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1957Ghana Gains Independence from Britain, First Sub-Saharan Nation, March 6, 1957Diefenbaker Upsets…
South Africa's government approves of racial separation in universities. Date: May 22, 1957 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 22 π Events on this day in 1957 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1957S&P 500 Index Introduced, Replacing S&P 90 – March 4, 19578.6 Magnitude Andreanof Islands Earthquake and…
A plane crash in Cebu, Philippines kills Philippine President Ramon Magsaysay and 24 others. Date: March 17, 1957 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 17 π Events on this day in 1957 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1957South Africa Approves University Racial Separation, May 22, 1957Britain Tests First…
A Vickers VC.1 Viking crashes while attempting to return to Blackbushe Airport in Yateley, killing 34. Date: May 1, 1957 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 1 π Events on this day in 1957 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1957S&P 500 Index Introduced, Replacing S&P 90 – March…