Date: October 10, 1957
The United States successfully launches the first Atlas intercontinental ballistic missile at Cape Canaveral, Florida. Date: December 17, 1957 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 17 📅 Events on this day in 1957 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1957Apalachin Meeting Mafia Raid, New York, November 14, 1957Supplementary Convention…
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) More events from 1957Cuban Revolution: Batista Bombs Cienfuegos Revolt, September 5, 1957F5 Tornado Destroys Sunfield, Illinois, December 18,…
At least 81 people are killed in the most devastating flood in the history of the Spanish city of Valencia. Date: October 14, 1957 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 14 📅 Events on this day in 1957 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1957Sputnik 1 Launches as First…
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 1957African…
Eight people (five total crew from two aircraft and three on the ground) in Pacoima, California are killed following the mid-air collision between a Douglas DC-7 airliner and a Northrop F-89 Scorpion fighter jet. Date: January 31, 1957 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 31 📅 Events on this day in…
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 1957Valencia Flood…