USS Skate (SSN-578)
Time: Thursday May 16, 1957
Place: U.S.
Details: USS Skate (SSN-578), the third submarine of the United States Navy named for the skate, a type of ray, was the lead ship of the Skate class of nuclear submarines. She was the third nuclear submarine commissioned, the first to make a completely submerged trans-Atlantic crossing, and the second submarine to reach the North Pole and the first to surface there.
‹ Earlier in historyPresident of South Vietnam made a state visit to the United States for ten daysMay, 1957 Later in history ›Mark-17 accidentWednesday May 22, 1957
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May 1957
Vietnam War-Diệm undertook a ten-day state visit to the United States
May, 1957 - U.S.
Algerian War-Two paratroopers were shot in the street by the FLN
May, 1957 - Algeria
Lucky Luciano-Costello's Assassination Attempt
Thursday May 2, 1957 - New York, U.S.
Dwight D. Eisenhower-President of South Vietnam made a state visit to the United States for ten days
May, 1957 - Washington D.C., U.S.
Atomic Bomb-Mark-17 accident
Wednesday May 22, 1957 - Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.
1957
Vietnam War-South Vietnam enjoyed its first peace in over a decade
1957 - South Vietnam
Juan Carlos I-Joining The Naval School
1957 - Marín, Pontevedra, Spain
Magdi Yacoub-Graduation
1957 - Giza, Egypt
Algerian War-Support for the FLN weakened
1957 - Algeria
Akio Morita-Producing a pocket-Sized Radio
1957 - Tokyo, Japan
Muhammad Yunus-Graduation
1957 - Dhaka University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Cypriot intercommunal violence-Grivas (leader of EOKA) changed his policy as his forces in the mountains became increasingly pressured by the British forces
Jan, 1957 - Cyprus
Hungarian Revolution of 1956-Representatives of The Soviet Union, Bulgaria, Hungary, and Romania met to Review Internal Developments in Hungary
Jan, 1957 - Budapest, Hungary
Algerian War-General Raoul Salan commanding the French Army in Algeria
1957 - Algeria
Carlos Slim-200 Pesos
1957 - Mexico City, Mexico
Rosa Parks-Raymond and Rosa Parks left Montgomery for Hampton
1957 - Hampton, Virginia, U.S.
Rosa Parks-Moving north to Detroit
1957 - Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Ted Kaczynski-Kaczynski graduated from summer school
1957 - Chicago, Illinois, United States
Computer animation-The first digital Image
1957 - Maryland, U.S.
Algerian War-Lacoste summoned General Salan and General Massu
Monday Jan 7, 1957 - Algeria
Martin Luther King-SCLC
Thursday Jan 10, 1957 - Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Dwight D. Eisenhower-Sputnik 1
1957 - Kazakhstan, U.S.S.R. (Present-Day Kazakhstan)
Dwight D. Eisenhower-Eisenhower and the CIA had known that Russia had the capability to launch a small payload into orbit and was likely to do so within a year
Jan, 1957 - U.S.
Dwight D. Eisenhower-State of Arkansas refused to honor a federal court order to integrate their public school system stemming from the Brown decision
1957 - Arkansas, U.S.
Howard Hughes: The Aviator-Marriage to Jean Peters
Saturday Jan 12, 1957 - Tonopah, Nevada, U.S.
Cypriot intercommunal violence-The killing of a Turkish Cypriot policeman
Saturday Jan 19, 1957 - Cyprus
Algerian War-Female FLN operatives again planted bombs
Saturday Jan 26, 1957 - Algeria
Algerian War-The FLN called an 8-day general strike
Monday Jan 28, 1957 - Algiers, Algeria
Algerian War-The bombings however continued
Feb, 1957 - Algiers, Algeria
John Forbes Nash Jr.: A Beautiful Mind-Marriage
Feb, 1957 - Washington D.C., U.S.
Thanksgiving-Second Monday of October
1957 - Canada
Algerian War-2e RCP arrested a prominent young lawyer and FLN sympathiser Ali Boumendjel
Saturday Feb 9, 1957 - Algeria
Audrey Hepburn-Funny Face
Wednesday Feb 13, 1957 - U.S.
Algerian War-the 3e RPC raided the bomb factory finding 87 bombs, 70 kg of explosives
Tuesday Feb 19, 1957 - Algeria
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh-Queen granted her husband the style and title of a Prince of the United Kingdom by Letters Patent
Friday Feb 22, 1957 - London, England, United Kingdom
Algerian War-Colonel Trinqier's intelligence sources located Ben M'hidi who was captured
Monday Feb 25, 1957 - Algeria
The Beatles-The Quarrymen Band
Mar, 1957 - Liverpool, England
Algerian War-The FLN organisation within Algiers had been completely broken
Mar, 1957 - Algeria
Algerian War-It was announced that Ben M'hidi had committed suicide by hanging himself with his shirt
Wednesday Mar 6, 1957 - Algeria
Bin Laden-Birth
Sunday Mar 10, 1957 - Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Qasem Soleimani-Birth
Monday Mar 11, 1957 - Qanat-e Malek, Kerman Province, Iran
Father's Day-Margaret Chase Smith wrote a Father's Day proposal
1957 - U.S.
Algerian War-A meeting between Massu, Trinquier, Fossy-Francois and Aussaresses
Saturday Mar 23, 1957 - Algeria
Rwandan genocide-Bahutu Manifesto
Sunday Mar 24, 1957 - Rwanda
James Bond-From Russia, with Love was published
Monday Apr 8, 1957 - United Kingdom
Malcolm X-Hinton Johnson incident
Friday Apr 26, 1957 - New York, U.S.
Fido (dog)-Time magazine wrote an article about Fido
Apr, 1957 - New York City, New York, U.S.
Vietnam War-Diệm undertook a ten-day state visit to the United States
May, 1957 - U.S.
Algerian War-Two paratroopers were shot in the street by the FLN
May, 1957 - Algeria
Lucky Luciano-Costello's Assassination Attempt
Thursday May 2, 1957 - New York, U.S.
Dwight D. Eisenhower-President of South Vietnam made a state visit to the United States for ten days
May, 1957 - Washington D.C., U.S.
Atomic Bomb-Mark-17 accident
Wednesday May 22, 1957 - Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.
Algerian War-Maurice Audin a Communist university professor was arrested
Saturday Jun 1, 1957 - Algeria
Algerian War-Yacef's forces planted bombs in street lamps at bus stops in the centre of Algiers
Monday Jun 3, 1957 - Algiers, Algeria
Algerian War-A bomb exploded at the Casino on the outskirts of Algiers killing nine and injuring 85
Sunday Jun 9, 1957 - Algiers, Algeria
Audrey Hepburn-Love in the Afternoon
Jun, 1957 - U.S.
W. E. B. Du Bois-Nkrumah invited Du Bois to Ghana
1957 - Ghana
Mamie Till-Mamie married Gene Mobley
Monday Jun 24, 1957 - Chicago, Illinois, United States
Frank Sinatra-2nd Divorce
Jul, 1957 - U.S.
Algerian War-Informal negotiations took place between Yacef and Germaine Tillion
Jul, 1957 - Algeria
Laser-Charles Hard Townes and Arthur Leonard Schawlow began a serious study of the infrared laser
1957 - U.S.
Flag of the United States-The first U.S. postage stamp to feature the flag as the sole subject
Thursday Jul 4, 1957 - U.S.
Pelé-Pele's International debut
Sunday Jul 7, 1957 - Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Nikola Tesla-Rest Place
1957 - Belgrade, Serbia
KFC-A Trade Mark
1957 - Salt Lake, Utah, U.S.
KFC-The Interview
1957 - Ottawa, Canada
Neil Armstrong-His First Flight In a Rocket-Powered Aircraft
Thursday Aug 15, 1957 - Edwards Air Force Base, California, U.S.
Algerian War-Intelligence gained by Colonel Godard's operatives
Monday Aug 26, 1957 - Algeria
Dwight D. Eisenhower-Eisenhower proposed to Congress the Civil Rights Act of 1957 and of 1960
1957 - U.S.
IBM-FORTRAN
1957 - New York, U.S.
Nuclear Power-The Shippingport Atomic Power Station
Wednesday Sep 18, 1957 - U.S.
Algerian War-A Courier for Yacef was arrested
Monday Sep 23, 1957 - Algeria
Algerian War-the 1e REP commanded by Colonel Pierre Jeanpierre sealed off Rue Caton and raided Yacef's hideout
Tuesday Sep 24, 1957 at 05 AM - Algeria
Kroger-Kroger sold off its Wichita, Kansas, store division
Sep, 1957 - Wichita, Kansas, United States
Harald V-The First Time to attend The Council of State
Friday Sep 27, 1957 - Oslo, Norway
Algerian War-the 1e REP surrounded Ali La Pointe's hideout at 5 Rue de s Abderames
Tuesday Oct 8, 1957 - Algeria
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh-Queen's Privy Council for Canada
Monday Oct 14, 1957 - Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
James Bond-Daily Express approached Ian Fleming to adapt his stories into comic strips
1957 - London, England, United Kingdom
Cypriot intercommunal violence-Sir Hugh Mackintosh Foot replaced Sir John Harding as the British Governor of Cyprus
Tuesday Oct 22, 1957 - Cyprus
Lucky Luciano-Anastasia's assassination
Friday Oct 25, 1957 - Apalachin, New York, U.S.
Laser-Gordon Gould noted his ideas for a "laser"
Nov, 1957 - Columbia University, New York, U.S.
Fido (dog)-Awarded a gold medal
Saturday Nov 9, 1957 - Borgo San Lorenzo, Tuscany, Italy
New York Stock Exchange-Becoming known as the S&P 500
1957 - U.S.
Russell Bufalino-Powerful mafiosi convened at Barbara's estate
Thursday Nov 14, 1957 - Apalachin, New York, U.S.
Russell Bufalino-Police found many luxury cars parked at Barbara's home
Nov, 1957 - New York. U.S.
Russell Bufalino-Escaping
Nov, 1957 - New York, U.S.
Dwight D. Eisenhower-Mild stroke
Monday Nov 25, 1957 - U.S.
April Fools' Day-Pranks (U.K.)
1957 - London, U.K.
Berlin Wall-New Passport
Wednesday Dec 11, 1957 - East Germany, Germany
Jimmy Hoffa-Teamsters Union Presidency
1957 - Miami Beach, Florida, U.S.
Jimmy Hoffa-Major Criminal Investigations
1957 - Washington D.C., U.S.
Jimmy Hoffa-The 1957 AFL–CIO Convention
1957 - Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
Russell Bufalino-A National Cosa Nostra meeting
1957 - Buffalo, New York, U.S.
Fido (dog)-TO FIDO, EXAMPLE OF LOYALTY
1957 - Borgo San Lorenzo, Tuscany, Italy