Supplementary Convention Abolishes Slavery Enters Into Force, April 30, 1957

The New York, Ontario and Western Railway makes its final run, the first major U.S. railroad to be abandoned in its entirety. Date: March 29, 1957 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 29 📅 Events on this day in 1957 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1957In God We…

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…

Sputnik program: The Soviet Union launches Sputnik 2. On board is the first animal to enter orbit, a dog named Laika. Date: November 3, 1957 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 3 📅 Events on this day in 1957 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1957Ngô Đình Diệm Survives…

U.S. Senator Strom Thurmond begins a filibuster to prevent the United States Senate from voting on the Civil Rights Act of 1957; he stopped speaking 24 hours and 18 minutes later. This would remain the longest speech ever conducted by a single Senator until Cory Booker spoke for 25 hours and five minutes, beginning on…

The Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia) gains its independence from the United Kingdom. Date: August 31, 1957 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 31 📅 Events on this day in 1957 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1957Walter Frederick Morrison Sells Flying Disc Rights to Wham-O, January 23, 1957S&P…