Date: September 4, 1957
Project Vanguard: A launchpad explosion of Vanguard TV3 thwarts the first United States attempt to launch a satellite into Earth orbit. Date: December 6, 1957 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 6 📅 Events on this day in 1957 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1957Short Solent 3 Crashes…
Vickers Viscount G-AOHP of British European Airways crashes at Ballerup after the failure of three engines on approach to Copenhagen Airport. The cause is a malfunction of the anti-icing system on the aircraft. There are no fatalities. Date: November 17, 1957 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 17 📅 Events on…
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…
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) More events from 1957Vickers VC.1 Viking Crash Kills 34 at Blackbushe Airport, May 1, 1957US Air…
Northeast Airlines Flight 823 crashes on Rikers Island in New York City, killing 20 people and injuring 78 others. Date: February 1, 1957 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 1 📅 Events on this day in 1957 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1957International Geophysical Year Begins, July 1,…
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 1957European Economic Community Founded by Six Nations March 25, 1957F5 Tornado…