May 1957 calendar
Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in May 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 May 1957: find out below
Historical Events
Which were the important events of May 1957?
Events
- 01 May 1957 Flevo Boys soccer team forms in Emmeloord
- 02 May 1957 Vincent Gigante fails to assassinate mafioso Frank Costello in Manhattan.
- 03 May 1957 Walter O'Malley, the owner of the Brooklyn Dodgers, agrees to move the team from Brooklyn, New York, to Los Angeles, California.
- 04 May 1957 83rd Kentucky Derby: Bill Hartack aboard Iron Liege wins in 2:02.2.
- 05 May 1957 Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Peach Blossom Golf Open.
- 06 May 1957 Last broadcast of I Love Lucy on CBS-TV
- 07 May 1957 Maj Johnson, USAAF flies a Lockheed Starfight to 17.28 miles
- 10 May 1957 Dmitri Sjostakovitsch 2nd Piano concert, premieres in Moscow
- 11 May 1957 Gabriel Paris forms Government of Colombia.
- 12 May 1957 Erich von Stroheim, Austrian/US actor (Grand Illusion), dies at age 71.
- 14 May 1957 New Girt in Town opens at 46th St. Theater NYC for 432 performances
- 15 May 1957 18,000 people at Madison Square Garden - Billy Graham launched a crusade
- 16 May 1957 Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Invicti Athletae
- 17 May 1957 School desegregation law, Brown vs. Board of education
- 18 May 1957 83rd Preakness: Eddie Arcaro aboard Bold Ruler wins in 1:56.2.
- 19 May 1957 Adone Zoli forms Italian Government.
- 21 May 1957 French Government of Mollet resigns.
- 22 May 1957 KBTX TV channel 3 in Bryan, TX (CBS) begins broadcasting
- 24 May 1957 Anti-American riots breakout in Taipei, Taiwan.
- 25 May 1957 Shinbone Alley closes at Broadway Theater NYC after 49 performances
- 26 May 1957 Beverly Hanson wins LPGA Land of Sky Golf Open.
- 27 May 1957 Toronto's CHUM-AM, (1050 kHz) becomes Canada's first radio station to broadcast only top 40 Rock n' Roll music format.
- 28 May 1957 WPSD TV channel 6 in Paducah, KY (NBC) begins broadcasting
- 29 May 1957 New York City Mayor Robert Wagner says he plans to confer with the New York Giants and Brooklyn Dodgers about the proposed move to the west coast.
- 30 May 1957 Real Madrid wins second Europe Cup 1 in Madrid, Spain.
- 31 May 1957 Great Britain performs nuclear test at Christmas Island
- 01 May 1957 A Vickers VC.1 Viking crashes while attempting to return to Blackbushe Airport in Yateley, killing 34.
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Music charts
Which were the top hits in May 1957?
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Top #5 songs in the USA
- Elvis Presley - All Shook Up
- The Diamonds - Little Darlin'
- Perry Como - Round And Round
- Pat Boone - Love Letters In The Sand
- Buddy Knox - Party Doll
Top #5 songs in the UK
- Lonnie Donegan - Cumberland Gap
- Andy Williams - Butterfly
- Tab Hunter - Young Love
- Guy Mitchell - Rock-A-Billy
- Harry Belafonte - The Banana Boat Song
Movies
Which were the most popular Movies released in that month?
Books
Which were the most popular books released in May 1957?
The Road To Miltown
By: S.J. Perelman
Road to Miltown or, under the Spreading Atrophy, The by Perelman S.J.
The Fountain Overflows
By: Rebecca West
The Aubrey family's lives have been tainted for many years by their father's instability and genius. But his new job in London promises to give them some relief from the danger of ruin.
The Wapshot Chronicle
By: John Cheever
John Cheever, a brilliant writer of short stories, was already well-known when The Wapshot Chronicle was first published in 1957. The Wapshot Chronicle won the 1958 National Book Award.
The Short Reign Of Pippin Iv
By: John Steinbeck
John Steinbeck's only political satire, The Short Reign of Pippin IV turns the French Revolution upside-down as Pippin Heristal, an amateur astronomer, is drafted to lead the country.