Boeing 707 Initial Production Version First Flight, December 20, 1957
Date: December 20, 1957
Date: December 20, 1957
American inventor Walter Frederick Morrison sells the rights to his flying disc to the Wham-O toy company, which later renames it the "Frisbee". Date: January 23, 1957 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 23 📅 Events on this day in 1957 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1957Anthony Eden…
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 1957Soviet Union Tests…
Kenyan rebel leader Dedan Kimathi is executed by the British colonial government. 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 1957Hamilton Watch Company Introduces First Electric Watch, January 3, 1957Ghana Gains Independence from…
Ghana becomes the first Sub-Saharan country to gain independence from the British. Date: March 6, 1957 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 6 📅 Events on this day in 1957 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1957USAF Aircraft Disappears Over Pacific Ocean, March 22, 1957Little Rock Schools Integration Crisis:…
In Roth v. United States, the U.S. Supreme Court rules that obscenity is not protected by the First Amendment. Date: June 24, 1957 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 24 📅 Events on this day in 1957 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1957California Court Rules Howl Not Obscene,…
A United States Air Force aircraft disappears with all 67 people on board somewhere over the Pacific Ocean. Date: March 22, 1957 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 22 📅 Events on this day in 1957 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1957Pan Am Flight 7 Disappears Between San…