Page 14: Historical Events In 1957

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).   

Dec 03   Frank E Gannett, newspaper publisher, dies at 81   

Dec 04   1st edition of "Chase's Annual Events" published.   

Dec 04   2 commuter trains collide in heavy fog killing 92 (St John's England).   

Dec 04   inaugural edition of "Chase's Annual Events" published.   

Dec 05   NYC is recorded as becoming inaugural city to legislate against racial or religious discrimination in housing market (Fair Housing Practices Law)   

Dec 05   William Inge's "Dark at the Top of the Stairs," premieres in NYC.   

Dec 06   1st US attempt to launch a satellite fails-Vanguard rocket blows up   

Dec 06   AFL-CIO votes to expel Teamsters (readmitted in October 1987)   

Dec 06   The inaugural US attempt to launch a satellite fails-Vanguard rocket blows up.   

Dec 07   Tony Kubek of the Yanks selected as AL Rookie of the Year.   

Dec 08   Reginald Sheffield, actor (Second Chance), dies at 55.   

Dec 09   1st Japanese ambassador to Israel.   

Dec 09   Carswell Adams, sportscaster (Your Sports Special), dies.   

Dec 11   Jerry Lee Lewis weds Myra   

Dec 12   Maj Adrian Drew flies 1943 kph in F-101 Voodoo   

Dec 12   Robert Frank Kurka, composer, dies at 35   

Dec 12   US announces manufacture of Borazon (harder than diamond)   

Dec 14   "Most Happy Fella" closes at Imperial Theater NYC after 678 perfs   

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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),