1957
A Vickers VC
The Vickers VC.1 Viking is a British twin-engine short-range airliner derived from the Vickers Wellington bomber and built by Vickers-Armstrongs Limited at Brooklands near Weybridg…
A Vickers VC
The 1950s
Explore 3918 historical events from 1950–1959.
1957
Walter O'Malley, the owner of the Brooklyn Dodgers, agrees to move the team from Brooklyn to Los Angeles
Walter Francis O'Malley was an American sports executive who owned the Brooklyn / Los Angeles Dodgers team in Major League Baseball from 1950 to 1979. In 1958, as owner of the Dodg…
Walter O'Malley, the owner of the Brooklyn Dodgers, agrees to move the team from Brooklyn to Los Angeles
1957
At Malden Island in the Pacific Ocean, Britain tests its first hydrogen bomb in Operation Grapple
Malden Island, sometimes called Independence Island in the 19th century, is a low, arid, uninhabited atoll in the central Pacific Ocean, about 39 km2 (15 sq mi) in area. It is one …
At Malden Island in the Pacific Ocean, Britain tests its first hydrogen bomb in Operation Grapple
1957
South Africa's government approves of racial separation in universities
Apartheid was a system of institutionalised racial segregation that existed in South Africa and South West Africa from 1948 to the early 1990s. It was characterised by an authorita…
South Africa's government approves of racial separation in universities
1957
First ascent of Broad Peak by Fritz Wintersteller, Marcus Schmuck, Kurt Diemberger, and Hermann Buhl
Broad Peak is one of the eight-thousanders, and is located in the Karakoram range spanning Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan and Xinjiang, China. It is the 12th highest mountain in the wo…
First ascent of Broad Peak by Fritz Wintersteller, Marcus Schmuck, Kurt Diemberger, and Hermann Buhl
1957
John Diefenbaker leads the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada to a stunning upset in the 1957 Canadian federal ele
John George Diefenbaker was the 13th prime minister of Canada, serving from 1957 to 1963. He was the only Progressive Conservative party leader between 1935 and 1979 to lead the pa…
John Diefenbaker leads the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada to a stunning upset in the 1957 Canadian federal ele
1957
Tonight Starring Jack Paar premieres on NBC with Jack Paar beginning the modern day talk show.
Tonight Starring Jack Paar is an American television talk show broadcast by NBC. The show is the second installment of The Tonight Show. Hosted by Jack Paar, it aired from July 29,…
Tonight Starring Jack Paar premieres on NBC with Jack Paar beginning the modern day talk show.
1957
American Bandstand, a show dedicated to the teenage "baby-boomers" by playing the songs and showing popular dances of…
American Bandstand, an American music and dance television program, aired in various versions from 1952 to 1989. Its best-known incarnation was hosted and produced by Dick Clark, w…
American Bandstand, a show dedicated to the teenage "baby-boomers" by playing the songs and showing popular dances of…
1957
The Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia) gains its independence from the United Kingdom.
Malaya, officially the Federation of Malaya, was a country in Southeast Asia from 1948 to 1963. It succeeded the Malayan Union and, before that, British Malaya. It comprised eleven…
The Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia) gains its independence from the United Kingdom.
1957
In Roth v
Roth v. United States, 354 U.S. 476 (1957), along with its companion case Alberts v. California, was a landmark decision of the Supreme Court of the United States which redefined t…
In Roth v
1957
Hurricane Audrey makes landfall near the Texas–Louisiana border, killing over 400 people, mainly in and around Cameron,
Hurricane Audrey was a catastrophic and very deadly hurricane that devastated the southwestern Louisiana coast in 1957. Along with Hurricane Alex in 2010, it was also the strongest…
Hurricane Audrey makes landfall near the Texas–Louisiana border, killing over 400 people, mainly in and around Cameron,
1957
The International Geophysical Year begins.
The International Geophysical Year, also referred to as the third International Polar Year, was an international scientific project that lasted from 1 July 1957 to 31 December 1958…
The International Geophysical Year begins.
1957
Althea Gibson wins at the Wimbledon Championships, becoming the first black athlete to do so.
Althea Neale Gibson was an American tennis player and professional golfer, and one of the first Black athletes to cross the color line of international tennis. In 1956, she became …
Althea Gibson wins at the Wimbledon Championships, becoming the first black athlete to do so.
1957
President Ngô Đình Diệm of South Vietnam becomes the first foreign head of state to make a state visit to Australia.
Ngô Đình Diệm was a South Vietnamese politician who was the final prime minister of the State of Vietnam (1954–1955) and later the first president of South Vietnam from 1955 until …
President Ngô Đình Diệm of South Vietnam becomes the first foreign head of state to make a state visit to Australia.
1957
Patricia De Martelaere, Belgian philosopher, author, and academic (died 2009)
Patricia De Martelaere was a Flemish philosopher, professor, author and essayist. Born in Zottegem, Belgium, her full name was Patricia Marie Madeleine Godelieve. She graduated in …
Patricia De Martelaere, Belgian philosopher, author, and academic (died 2009)
1957
Teri Austin, Canadian actress
Teresa "Teri" Austin is a Canadian animal care activist and former actress. She had her greatest acting success in the 1980s and 1990s, and is best known for her role as Jill Benne…
Teri Austin, Canadian actress
1957
John Lennon and Paul McCartney meet for the first time, as teenagers at Woolton Fete, three years before forming the…
John Winston Ono Lennon was an English musician, songwriter and activist. He gained global fame as the founder, co-lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the Beatles. Lennon's songw…
John Lennon and Paul McCartney meet for the first time, as teenagers at Woolton Fete, three years before forming the…
1957
Prince Karim Husseini Aga Khan IV inherits the office of Imamat as the 49th Imam of Shia Imami Ismai'li worldwide,…
Shah Karim al-Hussaini, known simply as Aga Khan IV, was the 49th Imam of Nizari Isma'ili Shia Islam from 1957 until his death in 2025. He inherited the Nizari imamate and the titl…
Prince Karim Husseini Aga Khan IV inherits the office of Imamat as the 49th Imam of Shia Imami Ismai'li worldwide,…
1957
KLM Flight 844 crashes off the Schouten Islands in present day Indonesia (then Netherlands New Guinea), killing 58…
KLM Flight 844 was an international scheduled passenger flight from Biak-Mokmer Airport, Dutch New Guinea to Manila International Airport, Manila, Philippines on 16 July 1957, whic…
KLM Flight 844 crashes off the Schouten Islands in present day Indonesia (then Netherlands New Guinea), killing 58…
1957
The largely autobiographical novel The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold by Evelyn Waugh was published.
An autobiographical novel, also known as an autobiographical fiction, fictional autobiography, or autobiographical fiction novel, is a type of novel which uses autofiction techniqu…
The largely autobiographical novel The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold by Evelyn Waugh was published.
1957
The International Atomic Energy Agency is established.
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is an intergovernmental organization that seeks to promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy and to inhibit its use for any military …
The International Atomic Energy Agency is established.
1957
The United States and Canada form the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD).
The North American Aerospace Defense Command is a bi-national mutual defense organization in Canada and the United States. Established 12 September 1957 as the North American Air D…
The United States and Canada form the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD).
1957
Afrika Bambaataa, American disc jockey (died 2026)
Lance Taylor, known professionally as Afrika Bambaataa, was an American disc jockey, rapper and record producer. He was notable for releasing a series of genre-defining electro tra…
Afrika Bambaataa, American disc jockey (died 2026)
1957
Dwane Casey, American basketball coach
Dwane Lyndon Casey is an American retired basketball coach who most recently served as the head coach of the Detroit Pistons before transitioning to a front office position with th…
Dwane Casey, American basketball coach