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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

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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

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Music charts

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

  1. - All Shook Up
  2. - Little Darlin'
  3. - Round And Round
  4. - Love Letters In The Sand
  5. - Party Doll

Top #5 songs in the UK

  1. - Cumberland Gap
  2. - Butterfly
  3. - Young Love
  4. - Rock-A-Billy
  5. - The Banana Boat Song

Movies

Which were the most popular Movies released in that month?
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A Face in the Crowd

A Face in the Crowd

Release year: 1957

Directed by: Elia Kazan

Starring: Andy Griffith, Patricia Neal, Anthony Franciosa, Walter Matthau

Country: United States of America

The D.I.

The D.I.

Release year: 1957

Directed by: Jack Webb

Starring: Jack Webb, Don Dubbins, Jackie Loughery, Lin McCarthy

Desk Set

Desk Set

Release year: 1957

Directed by: Walter Lang

Starring: Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Gig Young, Joan Blondell

Country: United States of America

Love in the Afternoon

Love in the Afternoon

Release year: 1957

Directed by: Billy Wilder

Starring: Gary Cooper, Audrey Hepburn, Maurice Chevalier, John McGiver

Country: United States of America

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

Release year: 1957

Directed by: John Sturges

Starring: Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas, Rhonda Fleming, Jo Van Fleet

Country: United States of America

Books

Which were the most popular books released in May 1957?
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Blue Camellia by Frances Parkinson Keyes

Blue Camellia

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SIZE: 5 1/2x8 1/2 (approximately). PAGES: 432 pages. BACKGROUND/DESCRIPTION: First Edition assumed with none stated. JULIAN MESSNER NY 1957.

The Innocent Ambassadors by Philip Wylie

The Innocent Ambassadors

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The Short Reign Of Pippin Iv by John Steinbeck

The Short Reign Of Pippin Iv

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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.

The Fbi Story by Don Whitehead

The Fbi Story

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Stay Alive All Your Life by Norman Vincent Peale

Stay Alive All Your Life

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"Those who have received assistance from The Power of Positive Thinking can find further guidance in these pages to help them live a more creative and dynamic life."