Page 11: Historical Events In 1957

Aug 26   Ford introduces the Edsel automobile.(Bad move).   

Aug 26   The USSR announces its inaugural successful launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile.   

Aug 26   USSR announces successful test of intercontinental ballistic missile   

Aug 27   In this year, Hickory Smoke claims Hambletonian Stakes   

Aug 28   Sen Thurmond begins 24-hr filibuster against civil rights bill.   

Aug 29   Congress passes Civil Rights Act of 1957   

Aug 29   Strom Thurmond (Sen-D-SC) ends 24 hr filibuster against civil rights   

Aug 29   US Senator Strom Thurmond talks nonstop for 24 hours, 18 minutes to filibuster a civil rights bill.   

Aug 30   US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

Aug 31   Malaya (Malaysia) gains independence from Britain.   

Aug 31   Malaysia (formerly Malaya) gains independence from Britain   

Sep 01   Excursion train crashed into a ravine killing 175, injuring 400   

Sep 01   Gloria Estefan, Cuban born Pop singer is born   

Sep 01   Helen Haye, actress (Girl in the Taxi, Spy in Black), dies at 83.   

Sep 02   1st edition newspaper the Ware Time (in Suriname), 1700 die   

Sep 02   William A Craigie, Scottish lexicographer, dies at 90   

Sep 04   Ford Motor Co introduces the Edsel.   

Sep 07   71st US Womens Tennis: Althea Gibson beats A Louise Brough (63 62)   

Sep 08   Pope Pius XII encyclical On motion pictures, radio, TV   

Sep 09   Ettore Pozzoli, composer, dies at 84   

Sep 09   Nashville's new Hattie Cotton Elementary School dynamited.   

Sep 10   "Mask and Gown" opens at John Golden Theater NYC for 39 performances   

Sep 11   Petar Stojanovic, composer, dies at 80.   

Sep 14   Great Britain performs nuclear test at Maralinga Australia   

Sep 14   UN resolution deplores and condemns USSR invasion of Hungary   

Sep 16   Ch'i Pai-shih, traditional Chinese painter, dies at 93.   

Sep 16   Coup in Thailand (Premier Songgram deposed).   

Sep 17   John W "John" Eisenloeffel, goldsmith, dies at 81   

Sep 17   Scott Crossfield takes X-15 up for inaugural powered flight   

Sep 18   "Wagon Train" premiers.   

Sep 19   1st underground nuclear explosion at Las Vegas Nevada   

Sep 19   Bathyscaph Trieste, in a dive sponsored by the Office of Naval Research in the Mediterranean, reaches record depth of 2 miles.   

Sep 19   The inaugural underground nuclear explosion (Las Vegas Nevada).   

Sep 20   Jean Julius Christian Sibelius, Fin composer (Finlandia), dies at 91   

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Jan 02   Joanna pacula: Tomszowaubelski poland, actress (gorky park, kiss)   

Jan 03   Frank dicopoulos: Akron oh, actor (frank cooper-guiding light)   

Jan 03   Bojan križај: Slovenian skier   

Jan 04   Patty loveless: [ramey], pikeville ky, singer (blue side of town)   

Jan 05   Vincent calloway: Kentucky, trumpet player (midnight star-no parking)   

Jan 05   Kevin hastings: Australian rugby league footballer   

Jan 07   Katie couric: [katherine], arlington va, tv news host (today)   

Jan 07   Kristen meadows: Actress (santa barbara)   

Jan 01   Ruth draper: Us elocutionist,   

Jan 04   Theodor korner von siegringen: Austrian pres (1951-57),   

Jan 07   Al white: Choreographer (nbc comedy hour),   

Jan 09   Mary carr moore: Composer,    

Jan 10   Gabriela mistral: Chilean poet (nobel prize 1945),   

Jan 11   Sir robert garran: Australian lawyer and early leading expert in australian constitutional law (b. 1867)   

Jan 14   Humphrey bogart: Actor (casablanca, caine mutiny),    

Jan 16   Alexander cambridge: Gov-gen (s afr 1923-31/canada 1940-5),