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)
South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem begins a state visit to the United States, his regime's main sponsor. Date: May 8, 1957 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 8 📅 Events on this day in 1957 📅 On This Day (Today)
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)
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 → 📅 Other events on May 1 📅 Events on this day in 1957 📅 On This Day (Today)
Supplementary Convention on the Abolition of Slavery enters into force. Date: April 30, 1957 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 30 📅 Events on this day in 1957 📅 On This Day (Today)
Suez Crisis: The Suez Canal is reopened following the introduction of UNEF peacekeepers to the region. Date: April 24, 1957 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 24 📅 Events on this day in 1957 📅 On This Day (Today)
United Kingdom agrees to Singaporean self-rule. Date: April 11, 1957 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 11 📅 Events on this day in 1957 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Suez Canal in Egypt is cleared and opens to shipping following the Suez Crisis. Date: April 9, 1957 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 9 📅 Events on this day in 1957 📅 On This Day (Today)
The flag carrier airline of Greece for decades, Olympic Airways, is founded by Aristotle Onassis following the acquisition of "TAE – Greek National Airlines". Date: April 6, 1957 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 6 📅 Events on this day in 1957 📅 On This Day (Today)
Elections to the Territorial Assembly of the French colony Upper Volta are held. After the elections PDU and MDV form a government. Date: March 31, 1957 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 31 📅 Events on this day in 1957 📅 On This Day (Today)