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Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in October 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 October 1957: find out below

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Historical Events

Which were the important events of October 1957?


Events

  • 01 Oct 1957 B-52 bombers begin full-time flying alert in case of the USSR attack
  • 02 Oct 1957 New volcanic island appears off Fayal Island Azores
  • 03 Oct 1957 Willy Brandt elected Mayor of West Berlin
  • 04 Oct 1957 Leave It to Beaver, debuts on CBS
  • 05 Oct 1957 11th NHL All-Star Game: All-Stars beat Montreal 5-3 at Montreal
  • 06 Oct 1957 Wiffi Smith wins LPGA United Voluntary Services Golf Open
  • 07 Oct 1957 American Bandstand premieres
  • 08 Oct 1957 Procter and Gamble-director N McElroy becomes US Minister of Defense
  • 09 Oct 1957 U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower apologizes to the finance minister of Ghana, Komla Agbeli Gbdemah, after he is refused service in a Dover, Delaware restaurant.
  • 10 Oct 1957 Accident at British nuclear reactor in Windsdale
  • 11 Oct 1957 US Air Force Colonel Paul Irving "Pappy" Gunn is killed in the crash of a Twin Beech plane in the Philippines.
  • 12 Oct 1957 Mask & Gown closes at John Golden Theater NYC after 39 performances
  • 13 Oct 1957 German Democratic Republic recalls the East Mark and issues new currency.
  • 14 Oct 1957 Queen Elizabeth II becomes the first Canadian Monarch to open up an annual session of the Canadian Parliament, presenting her Speech from the Throne in Ottawa, Canada.
  • 15 Oct 1957 Giants trade Minneapolis franchise to Red Sox for SF Seals-franchises only, not the players
  • 16 Oct 1957 Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip visits Williamsburg Virginia
  • 17 Oct 1957 Copper & Brass opens at Martin Beck Theater NYC for 36 performances
  • 19 Oct 1957 Damn Yankees closes at 46th St. Theater NYC after 1,022 performances
  • 20 Oct 1957 Karachi A (277-0d) beat Sind A by an innings w / o losing a wkt
  • 21 Oct 1957 Giants purchase Class-A Phoenix team
  • 22 Oct 1957 Conrad Adenauer re-elected chancellor of West-Germany
  • 23 Oct 1957 First test firing of Vanguard satellite launch vehicle, TV-3.
  • 24 Oct 1957 Cin Redlegs decline to move to Roosevelt Stadium in Jersey City
  • 25 Oct 1957 Russian Minister of Defense Zjoekov deposed
  • 26 Oct 1957 Vatican Radio begins broadcasting.
  • 27 Oct 1957 Celal Bayar re-elected President of Turkey
  • 28 Oct 1957 WMVS TV channel 10 in Milwaukee, WI (PBS) begins broadcasting
  • 29 Oct 1957 Israel's prime minister David Ben Gurion and five of his ministers are injured when a hand grenade is tossed into Israel's parliament, the Knesset.
  • 30 Oct 1957 Soviet Union launches, Sputnik II, carrying a dog named Laika
  • 31 Oct 1957 Jamaica opens at Imperial Theater NYC for 558 performances

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Music charts

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

  1. - Tammy
  2. - Honeycomb
  3. - Wake Up Little Susie
  4. - Diana
  5. - Jailhouse Rock

Top #5 songs in the UK

  1. - Diana
  2. - Love Letters In The Sand
  3. - That'll Be The Day
  4. - Last Train To San Fernando
  5. - Tammy

Movies

Which were the most popular Movies released in that month?
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Paths of Glory

Paths of Glory

Release year: 1957

Directed by: Stanley Kubrick

Starring: Kirk Douglas, Ralph Meeker, Adolphe Menjou, George Macready

Country: United States of America

26 Men

26 Men

Release year: 1957

Directed by: Joseph Kane

Starring: Tristram Coffin, Kelo Henderson

Country: United States of America

Quiet Flows the Don

Quiet Flows the Don

Release year: 1957

Directed by: Sergey Gerasimov

Starring: Pyotr Glebov, Elina Bystritskaya, Zinaida Kirienko, Daniil Ilchenko

Curse of the Demon

Curse of the Demon

Release year: 1957

Directed by: Jacques Tourneur

Starring: Dana Andrews, Peggy Cummins, Niall MacGinnis, Maurice Denham

Country: United States of America

The Tin Star

The Tin Star

Release year: 1957

Directed by: Anthony Mann

Starring: Henry Fonda, Anthony Perkins, Betsy Palmer, Michel Ray

Books

Which were the most popular books released in October 1957?
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On The Beach by Nevil Shute

On The Beach

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Nevil Shute's most important novel, which was a bestseller for decades after it was published in 1957, is an unforgettable vision about a post-apocalyptic future. The few survivors left in Australia are now waiting for the radioactive cloud to pass …

Rascals In Paradise by James A. Michener and Grove Day

Rascals In Paradise

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A thrilling collection of adventure stories by James A. Michener, nonfiction, returns to the most stunning place on Earth: the Islands that inspired Tales of the South Pacific.

Good Ol' Charlie Brown by Charles M. Schulz

Good Ol' Charlie Brown

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Blue Sky Studios has now produced a major motion movie about America's most loved comic strip, Peanuts. You can now collect the first ten comic strip collections published by Titan Comics. This

Letter From Peking by Pearl S. Buck

Letter From Peking

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A half-Chinese soldier sends his family to America at the start of war. This begins a long absence punctuated only his letters and leaves a son struggling to make sense of his father's actions.

Leftover Life To Kill by Caitlin Thomas

Leftover Life To Kill

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Dylan Thomas: A story about her life.