Page 12: Historical Events In 1957

Sep 21   "Perry Mason" with Raymond Burr premieres on CBS-TV   

Sep 21   Haakon VII (CF Charles WA), Danish king of Norway (1905-57), dies.   

Sep 21   Perry Mason, starring Raymond Burr as Erle Stanley Gardner's persistent attorney, debuts on CBS-TV   

Sep 22   "Maverick" premieres.   

Sep 23   "That'll Be Day" by Buddy Holly and Crickets reaches #1   

Sep 24   Bkln Dodgers play last game at Ebbets Field, defeat Pirates 2-0   

Sep 24   Eisenhower orders US troops to desegregate Little Rock schools   

Sep 25   300 US Army troops guard 9 black kids return to Central HS in Ark.   

Sep 25   Soviet 7 year plan (1959-1965) announced.   

Sep 25   US National Guard deployed in Little Rock, USA, to enforce desegregation in schools.   

Sep 26   "West Side Story" opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 734 perfs   

Sep 26   Dag Hammarskjld re-elected secretary-general of the UN   

Sep 26   Musical "West Side Story," opens on Broadway   

Sep 28   Albert Ascoli, Italian developed anti-tuberculosis vaccine, dies   

Sep 29   300 die as express train hits stalled train (Montgomery W Pakistan)   

Oct 01   B-52 bombers begin full-time flying alert in case of USSR attack.   

Oct 04   "Leave It to Beaver," debuts on CBS   

Oct 04   Leave It to Beaver premiered on ABC-TV."..And starring Jerry Mathers as the Beaver," Hugh Beaumont (Ward Cleaver), Tony Dow (Wally), and Barbara Billingsley as Mrs. June Cleaver.   

Oct 04   Russia launches the inaugural Earth orbiting satellite, 'Sputnik 1'   

Oct 04   USSR launches Sputnik I, the 1st artificial Earth satellite   

Oct 05   11th NHL All-Star Game: All-Stars beat Montreal 5-3 at Montreal.   

Oct 07   "American Bandstand" premieres   

Oct 08   Brooklyn Dodgers announce move to Los Angeles   

Oct 08   Turkish and Syrian border guards exchange fire.   

Oct 10   Accident at British nuclear reactor in Windsdale.   

Oct 10   Pres Eisenhower apologizes to finance minister of Ghana, Komla Agbeli Gbdemah, after he is refused service in a Dover, Del, restaurant.   

Oct 12   "Mask and Gown" closes at John Golden Theater NYC after 39 performances.   

Oct 13   German Dem Rep recalls East Mark and issues new currency   

Oct 13   German Dem Rep recalls the East Mark and issues new currency   

Oct 14   Carl Natanael Berg, composer, dies at 78   

Oct 15   Giants trade Minneapolis franchise to Red Sox for SF Seals-franchises only, not the players.   

Oct 15   USS Lake Champlain reaches Valencia, Spain to assist in flood rescue work.   

Oct 16   Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip visit Williamsburg Virginia   

Oct 16   Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip visits Williamsburg Virginia   

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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),