WebFeb 09, 2010 · THIS DAY IN HISTORY November 03 1957 November 03 Soviet Union launches a dog into space The Soviet Union launches the first animal to orbit the earth into space—a dog nicknamed Laika—aboard...

Web15 November – 1957 Aquila Airways Solent crash: a flying boat crash on the Isle of Wight kills 45. 4 December – the Lewisham rail crash kills ninety and injures 173. [36] 10 December – Alexander R. Todd, Baron Todd wins the Nobel Prize in Chemistry "for his work on nucleotides and nucleotide co-enzymes". [37]

Web1957 The International Atomic Energy Agency is established The independent agency aims to ban the use of nuclear energy for military purposes. American W. Sterling Cole served as the agency's first director general. 1948 The XIV Olympics opened in London, United Kingdom after a 12 year hiatus due to the Second World War

WebWhat Happened On This Day – September 24 1973 Guinea-Bissau gains independence Guinea-Bissau declared its independence from Portugal. The declaration was recognized almost a year later on September 10, 1974. 1957 Camp Nou, a stadium that seats over 99,000 opens its doors for football fans

WebThe Eastern European country gained independence from the Soviet Union after a failed coup to remove Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev. The country’s parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, passed the Act of Declaration of Independence of Ukraine and put the decision out to the public as a referendum. August 24 is celebrated each year as ...

Web1957 Paul McCartney met John Lennon for the first time, at a church event in Liverpool, England, where the latter's band was performing; the duo would later form the Beatles, perhaps the most influential band in history. How much do you know about the Fab Four? PRNewsFoto/Apple Corps Ltd./EMI Music/AP Images 1957

WebNov 13, 2009 · THIS DAY IN HISTORY May 02 1957 May 02 Senator Joseph McCarthy dies Senator Joseph McCarthy (R- Wisconsin) succumbs to illness exacerbated by alcoholism and passes away at age 48....

WebDec 13, 2022 · Many crucial events took place on this day (13 Dec). From the birth of one of the most influential pop singers of the century, the attack on the Indian parliament by Pakistani terrorists and one...

Web1957 Theo van Gogh Dutch director 1892 Haile Selassie I Ethiopian Emperor Deaths On This Day, July 23 2013 Emile Griffith Virgin Islander boxer 2011 Amy Winehouse English singer-songwriter 1973 Eddie Rickenbacker American pilot, Medal of Honor recipient 1951 Philippe Pétain French general, politician, 119th Prime Minister of France

Web1957 Four Austrian climbers become the first to conquer Broad Peak Fritz Wintersteller, Marcus Schmuck, Kurt Diemberger, and Hermann Buhl reached the 8051 meter-high summit of one of the world's highest mountains on the border of Pakistan and China. 1946 Bhumibol Adulyadej is crowned King of Thailand

Web1957 Thalidomide launched Thalidomide, an anti-nausea drug and sleep-aid, was launched. For about five years it was commonly prescribed to pregnant women as a drug to deal with morning sickness. It was finally withdrawn from the market after it was determined that it caused birth defects. 1949 People's Republic of china is established