Date: March 5, 1957
Althea Gibson wins at the Wimbledon Championships, becoming the first black athlete to do so. Date: July 6, 1957 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 6 📅 Events on this day in 1957 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1957Grenade Attack Injures Ben-Gurion and Ministers in Knesset, October 29,…
Short Solent 3 crashes near Chessell. Date: November 15, 1957 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 15 📅 Events on this day in 1957 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1957Ngo Dinh Diem Begins U.S. State Visit, South Vietnam Sponsor May 8, 1957Olympic Airways Founded by Aristotle Onassis, April…
Kenyan rebel leader Dedan Kimathi is executed by the British colonial government. 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 1957Olympic Airways Founded by Aristotle Onassis, April 6, 1957Cuban Student Revolutionaries Storm Havana…
Suez Crisis: The Suez Canal is reopened following the introduction of UNEF peacekeepers to the region. Date: April 24, 1957 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 24 📅 Events on this day in 1957 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1957Kripalu Maharaj Named Fifth Jagadguru After Seven-Day Speeches, January…
Kripalu Maharaj is named fifth Jagadguru (world teacher) after giving seven days of speeches before 500 Hindu scholars. Date: January 14, 1957 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 14 📅 Events on this day in 1957 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1957First Atlas ICBM Launch at Cape Canaveral,…
George Town, Penang, is made a city by a royal charter of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom. Date: January 1, 1957 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 1 📅 Events on this day in 1957 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1957Windscale Fire: Britain’s Worst Nuclear Accident,…