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1957 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1957th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 957th year of the 2nd millennium, the 57th year of the 20th century, and the 8th year of the 1950s decade.
Civil Rights Act of 1957 enacted, setting up the United States Commission on Civil Rights. Catholic Memorial High School opens its doors for the first time in Boston, Massachusetts . September 23 – The Academy Award -winning movie The Three Faces of Eve is released.
Events from the year 1957 in the United Kingdom. Incumbents. Monarch – Elizabeth II; Prime Minister - Anthony Eden (Conservative) (until 10 January), Harold ...
1957 – Eisenhower Doctrine, wherein a country could request American economic assistance and/or aid from military forces if it was being threatened by armed aggression from another state; 1957 – Civil Rights Act of 1957, primarily a voting rights bill, becomes the first civil rights legislation enacted by Congress since Reconstruction
1957 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. ... Events. Althea Gibson becomes the first black player to win a Wimbledon singles championship;
Events from the year 1957 in Canada. Incumbents. Crown. Monarch – Elizabeth II [1] Federal government. Governor General – Vincent Massey [2] Prime ...
The following lists events that happened during 1957 in Australia. 1957 in Australia; ... On 6 December 1957 Justice McClemens sentenced Kelly to life imprisonment ...
December 1957 events in North America (2 C) C. 1957 events in Canada by month (4 C) M. 1957 events in Mexico by month (3 C) U. 1957 events in the United States by ...