François Duvalier Elected President in Haiti, September 22, 1957
Date: September 22, 1957
Date: September 22, 1957
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) More events from 1957Walter James Bolton…
Rawya Ateya takes her seat in the National Assembly of Egypt, thereby becoming the first female parliamentarian in the Arab world. Date: July 14, 1957 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 14 📅 Events on this day in 1957 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1957Britain Tests First Hydrogen…
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) More events from 1957Kripalu Maharaj Named Fifth Jagadguru After Seven-Day Speeches, January 14, 1957Valencia…
Little Rock schools integration crisis: President Dwight D. Eisenhower sends the 101st Airborne Division to Little Rock, Arkansas, and federalizes the Arkansas National Guard, ordering both to support the integration of Little Rock Central High School. Date: September 23, 1957 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 23 📅 Events on this…
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 1957Israel Withdraws…
Lèse majesté in Thailand is strengthened to include "insult" and changed to a crime against national security, after the Thai criminal code of 1956 went into effect.: 6, 18 Date: January 1, 1957 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 1 📅 Events on this day in 1957 📅 On This Day (Today) More…