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)
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)
A plane crash in Cebu, Philippines kills Philippine President Ramon Magsaysay and 24 others. Date: March 17, 1957 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 17 📅 Events on this day in 1957 📅 On This Day (Today)
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)
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)
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)
Sutton Wick air crash: A Blackburn Beverley of 53 Squadron, Royal Air Forces, crashes into the village of Sutton Wick, Berkshire (now Oxfordshire), killing most of the crew and passengers and two local residents. Date: March 5, 1957 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 5 📅 Events on this day in…
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)
Ngô Đình Diệm of South Vietnam survives a communist shooting assassination attempt in Buôn Ma Thuột. Date: February 22, 1957 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 22 📅 Events on this day in 1957 📅 On This Day (Today)
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)