1957: A Year In The Collections In 1957, the post-World War II baby boom peaked. President Eisenhower sent federal troops to Arkansas to uphold the court-ordered integration of public schools, and the Little Rock Nine bravely integrated Little Rock’s Central High School on September 25, 1957.

Hawai'i leads the world in sugar techniques and efficient sugar production. Output rises from 20 tons per worker in 1933 to an estimated 65 tons per worker in 1957. The military pours more than $300 million into the economy, with the Army contributing $84.5 million. Tourism industry reports a record 164,500 visitors to the Islands.

1st Quarter. Full Moon. 3rd Quarter. Disable moonphases. Red –Federal Holidays and Sundays. Gray –Typical Non-working Days. Black–Other Days. Local holidays are not listed, holidays on past calendars might not be correct. The year 1957 is a common year, with 365 days in total.

Some key 1957 events include the reopening of the Suez canal, Harold Macmillan becoming the British prime minister, and “Sputnik 1”, the first artificial satellite to orbit Earth, launching. 1957 newspapers are a wonderful way to celebrate this interesting year in history.

IBM Archives: Exhibits: Hystory of IBM: 1950s: 1957. IBM makes FORTRAN (FORmula TRANslation) scientific programming language available to customers. FORTRAN becomes the most widely used computer language for technical work.

Civil Rights Movement History. 1957. Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) Founded (Jan) Robert Williams & Armed Self-Defense in Monroe NC (1957-1961) Prayer Pilgrimage for Freedom, Washington, DC (May) Royal Ice Cream Sit-in — Durham, NC (June) Tuskegee Merchant Boycott (1957-1960) Nashville "Grade-a-Year" School Desegregation Scheme.

02/06/2019 · 1957 – Jailhouse Rock, starring Elvis Presley, marks the spread of rock- and-roll style. 1958 – The youthful Yves Saint Laurent shows his first collection at Dior- Trapeze- after Dior’s death in 1957. 1959 – Debut of Barbie doll, marketed as a “Teen-age Fashion Model.” Lycra, also known as spandex or elastane, is invented.

01/06/2014 · 1957 just may have been the best year ever for styling unless you consider the great cars of 1932 like Packard, Cadillac, Pierce Arrow, Duesenburg, Lincoln etc and of course all the makes we could afford. One of my favorites from 1957 is the Cadillac Eldorado Brougham

While the History of CAD closely parallels the “History of the Computer,” there have been many innovations and iterations along the way. With its introduction in 1957, it was still decades ahead of small and affordable computers which could run the software.

Interactive chart of the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) stock market index for the last 100 years. Historical data is inflation-adjusted using the headline CPI and each data point represents the month-end closing value. The current month is …