Page 14: Historical Events In 1957

Nov 06   "Rumple" opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 45 performances.   

Nov 06   Felix Gaillard is recorded as becoming premier of France.   

Nov 07   In this year, Phillies pitcher Jack Sanford claims NL Rookie of Year   

Nov 08   Great Britain performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island   

Nov 10   NFL record crowd (102368), '49ers vs Rams in LA.   

Nov 12   Fritz Schulz, German law historian (Classical Roman Law), dies at 78.   

Nov 14   Dick Hutton beats Lou Thesz in Toronto, to become NWA wrestling champ   

Nov 15   US sentences Soviet spy Rudolf Ivanovich Abel to 30 years and $3000 fine   

Nov 15   US sentences Soviet spy Rudolf Ivanovich Abel to 30 years and $3000.   

Nov 16   "Copper and Brass" closes at Martin Beck Theater NYC after 36 perfs   

Nov 16   Cora Witherspoon, actress (Quality Street, Bank Dick), dies at 67   

Nov 16   Ed Gein butchers last victim   

Nov 17   WBOY TV channel 12 in Clarksburg, WV (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting.   

Nov 18   Tunisia refuses Russian weapons.   

Nov 19   Antonin Novotny appointed president of Czechoslovakia   

Nov 20   Newly appointed Secretary of Defense Neil McElroy, while testifing before Congress said that he would set up an agency to manage all defense research. Despite objections by some of the military, the research agency, known as ARPA (Advanced Research Projects Agency) was created in early 1958. ARPA developed ARPANET, the precursor to the Internet, in 1969   

Nov 20   Weldon Hart, composer, dies at 46.   

Nov 22   In this year, Mickey Mantle claims AL MVP.   

Nov 24   Cleve Browns' fullback Jim Brown sets club record of 237 yds rushing.   

Nov 25   Pres Eisenhower suffers a mild stroke, impairing his speech   

Nov 25   President Eisenhower suffers a mild stroke, impairing his speech.   

Nov 26   Aleksei M Remizov, Russian author (Iveren), dies   

Nov 26   WCVB TV channel 5 in Boston, MA (ABC) begins broadcasting   

Nov 27   Army withdraws for Little Rock Ark, after Central HS integration.   

Nov 27   Army withdraws from Little Rock AR, after Central HS integration   

Nov 27   Margot SE Scharten-Antink, author (Catherina/Sprotje), dies at 88   

Nov 28   "Look Homeward, Angel" with Anthony Perkins premieres in NYC   

Nov 29   Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Austria/US composer (Kathrin), dies at 60   

Nov 29   NY Mayor Robert Wagner forms a committee to replace Dodgers and Giants   

Nov 30   "Happy Hunting" closes at Majestic Theater NYC after 413 performances   

Dec 02   1st US large scale nuclear power plant opens (Shippingport Penn)   

Dec 02   Harrison Ford, silent screen actor (Rubber Tires), dies at 73.   

Dec 02   The inaugural full-scale atomic electric power plant-power generated, Pa.   

Dec 03   23rd Heisman Trophy Award: John Crow, Texas A and M (HB)   

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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),