Prince Karim Husseini Aga Khan IV inherits the office of Imamat as the 49th Imam of Shia Imami Ismai'li worldwide, after the death of Sir Sultan Mahommed Shah Aga Khan III. Date: July 11, 1957 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 11 📅 Events on this day in 1957 📅 On…
John Lennon and Paul McCartney meet for the first time, as teenagers at Woolton Fete, three years before forming the Beatles. Date: July 6, 1957 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 6 📅 Events on this day in 1957 📅 On This Day (Today)
Althea Gibson wins at the Wimbledon Championships, becoming the first black athlete to do so. Date: July 6, 1957 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 6 📅 Events on this day in 1957 📅 On This Day (Today)
The International Geophysical Year begins. Date: July 1, 1957 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 1 📅 Events on this day in 1957 📅 On This Day (Today)
Hurricane Audrey makes landfall near the Texas–Louisiana border, killing over 400 people, mainly in and around Cameron, Louisiana. Date: June 27, 1957 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 27 📅 Events on this day in 1957 📅 On This Day (Today)
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)
Ellen Fairclough is sworn in as Canada's first female Cabinet Minister. Date: June 21, 1957 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 21 📅 Events on this day in 1957 📅 On This Day (Today)
John Diefenbaker leads the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada to a stunning upset in the 1957 Canadian federal election, ending 22 years of Liberal Party government. Date: June 10, 1957 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 10 📅 Events on this day in 1957 📅 On This Day (Today)
First ascent of Broad Peak by Fritz Wintersteller, Marcus Schmuck, Kurt Diemberger, and Hermann Buhl. Date: June 9, 1957 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 9 📅 Events on this day in 1957 📅 On This Day (Today)
South Africa's government approves of racial separation in universities. Date: May 22, 1957 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 22 📅 Events on this day in 1957 📅 On This Day (Today)