Philippine President Ramon Magsaysay Plane Crash Kills 25, March 17, 1957
Date: March 17, 1957
Date: March 17, 1957
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 β π Other events on January 31 π Events on this day in…
The Suez Canal in Egypt is cleared and opens to shipping following the Suez Crisis. Date: April 9, 1957 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 9 π Events on this day in 1957 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1957British European Airways Vickers Viscount Crashes at Ballerup, No Fatalities,…
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 β π Other events on January 23 π Events on this day in 1957 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1957UN Security…
The European Economic Community is established with West Germany, France, Italy, Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg as the first members. Date: March 25, 1957 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 25 π Events on this day in 1957 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1957Ghana Gains Independence from Britain, First…
Israel withdraws from the Sinai Peninsula. Date: January 22, 1957 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 22 π Events on this day in 1957 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1957Thailand Strengthens LΓ¨se MajestΓ© as National Security Crime, January 1, 1957California Court Rules Howl Not Obscene, October 3, 1957USAF…
Ghana becomes the first Sub-Saharan country to gain independence from the British. Date: March 6, 1957 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 6 π Events on this day in 1957 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1957Walter James Bolton Last Legal Execution in New Zealand, February 18, 1957African Convention…