Date: November 17, 1957
The 8.6 Mw 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 → 📅 Other events on March 9 📅 Events on this day in 1957 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1957Sputnik 2…
United States Customs seizes copies of Allen Ginsberg's poem "Howl" on obscenity grounds. Date: March 25, 1957 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 25 📅 Events on this day in 1957 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1957Cuban Revolution: Batista Bombs Cienfuegos Revolt, September 5, 1957African Convention Founded in…
Walter O'Malley, the owner of the Brooklyn Dodgers, agrees to move the team from Brooklyn to Los Angeles. Date: May 3, 1957 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 3 📅 Events on this day in 1957 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1957UN Security Council Adopts Resolution 126 on…
Cuban student revolutionaries storm the presidential palace in Havana in a failed attempt on the life of President Fulgencio Batista. Date: March 13, 1957 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 13 📅 Events on this day in 1957 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1957George Town, Penang Becomes City…
The Mw 6.5 Farsinaj earthquake strikes Iran with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII, causing at least 1,119 deaths and damaging over 5,000 homes. Date: December 13, 1957 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 13 📅 Events on this day in 1957 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1957Aga…
President Ngô Đình Diệm of South Vietnam becomes the first foreign head of state to make a state visit to Australia. Date: September 2, 1957 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 2 📅 Events on this day in 1957 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1957John Lennon Meets Paul…