Friday 8 March 1957
It was Friday, under the sign of Pisces (see planets position on March 8, 1957). The US president was Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican).
Famous people born on this day include Axel Weber and Cynthia Rothrock in Wilmington.
In that special week of March people in US were listening to Young Love by Tab Hunter.
Fear Strikes Out, directed by Robert Mulligan, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1957
while The Organization Man by William H. Whyte Jr was one of the best selling books.
On TV people were watching The Railway Children.
But much more happened that day: find out below..
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Historical Events
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Holidays:
- Saint Philemon (d. 305)
- Albania, Romania - Mother's Day.
- Catholicism Saint John of God.
- Hudson's Birthday - The Second Coming Of Christmas.
- Saint Humfried of Terwaan
- Saint Cyrillus of Africa
Famous Birthdays:
- Axel Weber
- Cynthia Rothrock in Wilmington: Delaware, USA; actress (Lady Dragon, Honor and Glory).
- Ruth Wysocki in Alhambra: California, USA; 800 metre/1500 metre runner.
- Billy Childs: composer/pianist.
- John Butcher: American baseball player.
- Robert Harris: Novelist.
- Clive Burr: English drummer and songwriter (Iron Maiden Samson and Trust) (d. 2013).
- William Childs: American pianist and composer.
- Cynthia Rothrock: American actress and martial artist.
- Bob Stoddard: American baseball player.
- Eckhart Henschel: German pro astrologer and teacher of religious education, reincarnation and breathing therapist, Influenced by St. Arroyo, Liz Greene, Th.
Famous Deaths:
- Othmar Schoeck: Swiss composer and musician, considered one of the principal composers of his time.
Facts:
- Israeli troops leave Egypt; Suez Canal re-opened for minor ships.
- Ghana joins the United Nations.
- The 1957 Georgia Memorial to Congress, which petitions the U.S. Congress to declare the ratification of the 14th & 15th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution null and void, is adopted by the state of Georgia.
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Magazine Covers
What news were making the headlines those days in March 1957?
- LIFE: Royal reunion
- Time: TIME Magazine Cover: Christian Dior -- Mar. 4, 1957
- SportsIllustrated: Sports Illustrated: no.7502
- Beano: Your personalised Beano Book from 1957
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Music Charts
Which were the top hits in that special week of March 1957 ?
Top #9 songs in the USA
Top #4 songs in the UK
- Pat Boone - Don't Forbid Me
- Guy Mitchell - Knee Deep In The Blues
- The Garden Of Eden - Frankie Vaughan
- Little Richard - Long Tall Sally
Books
Which were the most popular books released in the last weeks ?
The Organization Man
The Organization Man is the first complete study of a way of life that many Americans are now leading, and that many more are likely to lead.
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The Tribe That Lost Its Head
Five hundred miles off the southwest coast of Africa lies the island of Pharamaul, a British Protectorate, governed from Whitehall through a handful of devoted British civilians.
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The Last Parallel
Nothing can truly prepare you for the horrors of war… Martin Russ of the US Marine Corps tells his own story of being on the front lines during the war.
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Profiles In Courage
Written in 1955 by the then junior senator from the state of Massachusetts, John F. Kennedy's Profiles in Courage served as a clarion call to every American.
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