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

But much more happened on January 1957: find out below

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Historical Events

Which were the important events of January 1957?


Events

  • 01 Jan 1957 France returns Saar to become the 10th state of German Federal Republic.
  • 02 Jan 1957 The San Francisco and Los Angeles stock exchanges merge to form the Pacific Coast Stock Exchange.
  • 03 Jan 1957 First electric watch introduced, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • 04 Jan 1957 Blondie situation comedy premieres on NBC TV
  • 05 Jan 1957 US President Dwight Eisenhower asks Congress to send troops to the Middle East.
  • 06 Jan 1957 Elvis Presley makes his 7th and final appearance on Ed Sullivan Show
  • 09 Jan 1957 Dutch Newspaper Society expels communist daily paper Truth
  • 10 Jan 1957 Anthony Eden resigns and Harold Macmillan becomes Prime Minister of Great Britain.
  • 11 Jan 1957 The African Convention is founded in Dakar.
  • 12 Jan 1957 Southern Christian Leadership Council (SCLC) founded.
  • 13 Jan 1957 Bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to Allen Tate.
  • 14 Jan 1957 Jagadguru Kripalu Maharaj was named fifth Jagadguru (world teacher) after giving seven days of speeches before 500 Hindu scholars.
  • 15 Jan 1957 Brooklyn Dodgers sign a new three-year lease for Ebbets Field.
  • 16 Jan 1957 3 B-52s leave California for 1st non-stop round world flights
  • 17 Jan 1957 9-county commission recommends creation of BART
  • 20 Jan 1957 Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Tampa Golf Open.
  • 21 Jan 1957 KSAT TV channel 12 in San Antonio, TX (ABC) begins broadcasting
  • 22 Jan 1957 Israeli forces withdraw from the Sinai Penisula.
  • 23 Jan 1957 Ku Klux Klan members force truck driver Willie Edwards to jump off a bridge into the Alabama River he drowns as a result.
  • 25 Jan 1957 FBI arrests Jack and Myra Sobel, charged with spying for the USSR.
  • 26 Jan 1957 India annexes Kashmir.
  • 27 Jan 1957 Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Lake Worth Golf Open.
  • 28 Jan 1957 Tonight! America After Dark premieres, with Jack Lescoulie and Al (Jazzbo) Collins on NBC
  • 30 Jan 1957 US Congress accepts "Eisenhower-doctrine".
  • 31 Jan 1957 Trans-Iranian oil pipe line finished.

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Famous Deaths

  • Composer, dies at 83.

  • US elocutionist, dies at 67 or 72.

  • TV panelist (Live Begins at 80), dies at 88.

  • Governor-General (South Africa 1923-31 / Canada 1940-45), dies at age 82.

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Music charts

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

  1. - The Green Door
  2. - Moonlight Gambler
  3. - Young Love
  4. - Young Love
  5. - Blueberry Hill

Top #5 songs in the UK

  1. - Mary's Boy Child
  2. - Singing The Blues
  3. - Singing The Blues
  4. - Wake Up Little Susie
  5. - Ma He's Making Eyes At Me

Movies

Which were the most popular Movies released in that month?
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Kalle wird Bürgermeister

Kalle wird Bürgermeister

Release year: 1957

Directed by: Fritz Genschow

Starring: Wolfgang Condrus, Fritz Genschow, Reinhard Kolldehoff, Ernst Stahl-Nachbaur

Discorama

Discorama

Release year: 1957

The Seventh Seal

The Seventh Seal

Release year: 1957

Directed by: Ingmar Bergman

Starring: Max von Sydow, Gunnar Björnstrand, Bengt Ekerot, Nils Poppe

Country: United States of America

Mother India

Mother India

Release year: 1957

Directed by: Mehboob Khan

Starring: Nargis, Sunil Dutt, Rajendra Kumar, Raaj Kumar

Country: United States of America

Tomahawk

Tomahawk

Release year: 1957

Directed by: George Sherman

Books

Which were the most popular books released in January 1957?
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The Last Of The Wine by Mary Renault

The Last Of The Wine

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Two young Athenians, Alexiass and Lysis are featured in The Last of the Wine. They compete in the Palaestra, travel to the Olympic Games, fight in the wars against Sparta and study under Socrates.

The Voice At The Back Door by Elizabeth Spencer

The Voice At The Back Door

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The mid-1950s saw Lacey, Mississippi's hill country, become a place where black and white lives, although seemingly distinct, were actually historically connected.

The Last Parallel by Martin Russ

The Last Parallel

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Nothing can prepare you for war... Martin Russ, US Marine Corps, tells his story about being on the frontlines during war.

Rally Round the Flag, Boys! by Max Shulman

Rally Round the Flag, Boys!

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Shulman, Max, Rally Round The Flag Boys!

Merry Christmas, Mr. Baxter by Edward Streeter

Merry Christmas, Mr. Baxter

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Dust jacket notes: "All the unavoidable, amusing, maddening, and amusing Christmas is a perfect backdrop for the adventures and adventures of this Streeter "hero." A grandfather who hasn't yet reached the age of discretion, and doesn't promise ever to,