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Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in August 1957.
The US president was Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican), the UK Prime Minister was Harold Macmillan (Conservative), Pope Pius XII was leading the Catholic Church.

But much more happened on August 1957: find out below

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Historical Events

Which were the important events of August 1957?


Events

  • 01 Aug 1957 Gil Hodges hits his NL record 13th career grand slam
  • 03 Aug 1957 British offensive against imam Galeb Ben Ali of Oman
  • 04 Aug 1957 Juan Manuel Fangio, driving for Maserati, wins the Formula One German Grand Prix, clinching (with 4 wins that season) his record 5th world drivers championship, including his 4th consecutive championship (also a record) these 2 records endure for nearly half a century.
  • 05 Aug 1957 American Bandstand, a show dedicated to the teenage ''baby-boomers'' by playing the songs and showing popular dances of the time, debuts on the ABC television network.
  • 08 Aug 1957 USSR offers Syria economic / military aid
  • 09 Aug 1957 24th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: New York Giants 22, All-Stars 12
  • 11 Aug 1957 Patty Berg wins LPGA All-American Golf Open
  • 15 Aug 1957 David Simons reaches 30,942 m in Man High 2 balloon
  • 17 Aug 1957 Richie Ashburn, fouls hit fan Alice Roth twice in same at bat 1st one breaks her nose, 2nd one hits her while she is on the stretcher
  • 18 Aug 1957 Betty Dodd wins LPGA Colonial Golf Open
  • 19 Aug 1957 US Major David Simons reaches 30,933m in a balloon
  • 20 Aug 1957 Simply Heavenly opens at Playhouse Theater NYC for 62 performances
  • 21 Aug 1957 1st launching in Baikonur, Kazachstan
  • 22 Aug 1957 Floyd Patterson KOs Pete Rademacher in 6 for heavyweight boxing title
  • 25 Aug 1957 Prince Suvanna Phuma forms government in LAOS, with Pathet Lao
  • 26 Aug 1957 USSR announces successful test of intercontinental ballistic missile.
  • 27 Aug 1957 Hickory Smoke wins Hambletonian Stakes
  • 28 Aug 1957 US Senator Strom Thurmond begins 24-hour filibuster against civil rights bill.
  • 29 Aug 1957 US Congress passes Civil Rights Act of 1957.
  • 30 Aug 1957 US senator Strom Thurmond speaks 24hrs 27m against civil rights
  • 31 Aug 1957 Malayasia (formerly Malaya) gains independence from Britain

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Music charts

Which were the top hits in August 1957?
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Top #5 songs in the USA

  1. - (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear
  2. - Love Letters In The Sand
  3. - Bye Bye Love
  4. - Tammy
  5. - So Rare

Top #5 songs in the UK

  1. - All Shook Up
  2. - Gamblin' Man / Putting On The Style
  3. - Love Letters In The Sand
  4. - We Will Make Love
  5. - Little Darlin'

Movies

Which were the most popular Movies released in that month?
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Across the Bridge

Across the Bridge

Release year: 1957

Directed by: Ken Annakin

Starring: Rod Steiger, David Knight, Bernard Lee, Noel Willman

The Three Faces of Eve

The Three Faces of Eve

Release year: 1957

Directed by: Nunnally Johnson

Starring: Joanne Woodward, David Wayne, Lee J. Cobb, Edwin Jerome

Country: United States of America

A King in New York

A King in New York

Release year: 1957

Directed by: Charles Chaplin

Starring: Charles Chaplin, Maxine Audley, Jerry Desmonde, Oliver Johnston

Country: United States of America

Man of a Thousand Faces

Man of a Thousand Faces

Release year: 1957

Directed by: Joseph Pevney

Starring: James Cagney, Dorothy Malone, Jane Greer, Marjorie Rambeau

The Long Haul

The Long Haul

Release year: 1957

Directed by: Ken Hughes

Starring: Victor Mature, Diana Dors, Patrick Allen, Gene Anderson

Books

Which were the most popular books released in August 1957?
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Operation Sea Lion by Peter Fleming

Operation Sea Lion

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The Germans were preparing to launch Operation Sea Lion in 1940, which would be the invasion of England. The British, still recovering from Dunkirk's destruction, rallied around their defenses.

The New Class by Milovan Djilas

The New Class

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This book is about Communism written by one of its greatest heroes. This explosive indictment, one of the greatest political documents of all time and perhaps the most powerful in its effectiveness, may be considered political dynamite in any Communist …

The Scapegoat by Daphne du Maurier

The Scapegoat

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"Someone jolted me as I drank, and said, "Je vous demande pardon." As I tried to move to give him space, he turned around and looked at me, and I at him.

Life At Happy Knoll by John P. Marquand

Life At Happy Knoll

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First hardcover edition. Golf fiction.

The Hidden Persuaders by Vance Packard

The Hidden Persuaders

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"An excellent book that helps to decode the mysterious art of advertising." --Salon"Fascinating, entertaining and thought-stimulating." The New York Times Book Review "A fast, authoritative, and frightening report about how fundraisers, manufacturers, and others operate."