5 January 1957GovernmentJohn Foster Dulles
Issues a statement to protect Middle East countries from Communism. Chief architect of the Eisenhower Doctrine
Historical records for United States of America in 1957, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Issues a statement to protect Middle East countries from Communism. Chief architect of the Eisenhower Doctrine
Asks Congress for authority to provide economic and military assistance to Middle Eastern states threatened by communist aggression.
Death of Humphrey Bogart
Lee reported to Camp Pendleton for further infantry training with A Company, First Battalion, Second Infantry Training Regiment.
Takes the public oath of office for his second presidential term.
Discusses singularities and the need for quantum gravity beyond classical general relativity.
The Eisenhower Doctrine is supported by a Congressional resolution
Oswald reported to the Naval Air Technical Training Center at Jacksonville on March 18, 1957, for aviation fundamentals instruction.
Begins a conference with British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan that helps restore close Anglo-American cooperation after Suez.
The Doctrine is approved by Congress & signed by Eisenhower
The Marine Corps promoted Lee to private first class effective May 1, 1957, while he was completing aviation training.
Oswald received final clearance to the confidential level on May 3, 1957, after local record checks disclosed no derogatory information.
Lee completed Aviation Fundamental School in Jacksonville, ranking 46th among 54 students after six weeks of specialized instruction.
Receives Ngo Dinh Diem during his official US visit
The United States resumes military aid to Yugoslavia during Eisenhower's second term.
Howard Hughes marries Jean Peters
Lee completed the Keesler radar course on June 17, 1957, ranking seventh in a class of thirty Marines.
The Marine Corps assigned Lee the military occupational specialty of Aviation Electronics Operator on June 25, 1957.
Receives Japanese Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi as the two governments discuss security relations and withdrawal of American ground forces.
The International Geophysical Year begins, supporting multinational scientific research and the American satellite effort.
The Statute of the IAEA was approved on 23 October 1956 and came into force on 29 July 1957
The Statute of the IAEA was approved on 23 October 1956 and came into force on 29 July 1957
The Statute of the IAEA was approved on 23 October 1956 and came into force on 29 July 1957
The United States proposes a ban on nuclear tests once an effective international inspection system is established.
Oswald departed from San Diego on August 22, 1957, en route to Yokosuka, Japan, for overseas duty.
Lee departed San Diego aboard the USS Bexar on August 22, 1957, traveling with Marine replacements bound for Japan.
Signs the Civil Rights Act of 1957, the first federal civil-rights law enacted since Reconstruction.
The USS Bexar reached Yokosuka on September 12, after which Lee joined Marine Air Control Squadron 1 at Atsugi.
Meets Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus for two hours over the Little Rock school integration crisis.
Federalizes the Arkansas National Guard and directs federal forces to enforce school desegregation in Little Rock.
After arriving in Japan, Oswald was assigned to Marine Air Control Squadron 1 at Atsugi as a radar operator.
Leads the new Agency during its first General Conference, held in Vienna from 1 to 23 October.
The Soviet launch of Sputnik intensifies Eisenhower administration efforts in science, missiles and space technology.
The General Conference approves Vienna as the permanent headquarters of the International Atomic Energy Agency.
A privately owned .22-caliber pistol discharged from Oswald's locker on October 27, 1957, wounding him in the left elbow.
Five days after leaving the hospital, Lee's squadron embarked for military maneuvers in the Philippine Islands.
Suffers a mild stroke but recovers and continues his presidential duties.
Shippingport begins commercial nuclear electricity generation.
Signs the headquarters agreement establishing the legal arrangements for the IAEA in Austria.
Directs "12 Angry Men"
Publication of "A Death In the Family", wins the Pulitzer Prize
Publication of "A Death In the Family", wins the Pulitzer Prize
Directs, "A Hatful of Rain"
Publishes, "Nuclear Weapons and Foreign Policy". Publishes, "A World Restored: Castlereagh, Metternich and the Restoration of Peace, 1812-1822"
Winner of the best male actor for "The King & I"
Appointed as Administrative Assistant to David S. Dennison Jr., a Congressman representing the 11th district of Ohio
With Leon Cooper and Robert Schrieffer, explains superconductivity through correlated pairs of electrons coupled to the crystal lattice.
Sturgis remained involved in Cuban revolutionary activity during the armed struggle against the Batista government.
Federal records later described Fiorini as a soldier of fortune involved in Cuban revolutionary activity during the struggle against the Batista government.
Appears in Death Valley Days, gaining experience in western television drama.
Appointed Director General of the IAEA
Wins a 2nd Golden Globe for World Favorite female actress
The Doctrine is approved by Congress & signed by Eisenhower. Meats MacMillan at Bermuda who agrees to base 60 Thor missiles on British soil. Gives assurances of military assistance in the event of Communist attack. Fills up the vacuum in the Middle East created by the British withdrawal
Feynman gives the sticky bead argument showing gravitational waves can carry energy
Appointed Member of Foreign Relations Committee
Appointed Director General of the IAEA
Stars in, "Love in the Afternoon"
Selected for the US Air Forces Man In Space Soonest program
Selected for the US Air Forces Man In Space Soonest program
Directs, "Man in the Shadow"
Publication of "Of Stars and Men", Shapley proposed the term Metagalaxies for what are now called superclusters
Hunt continued CIA station work in Uruguay, applying political-action experience gained during earlier assignments in Mexico and Guatemala.
Publishes, "Nuclear Weapons and Foreign Policy". Publishes, "A World Restored: Castlereagh, Metternich and the Restoration of Peace, 1812-1822"
Fowler helps show how many heavy elements form in stars, complementing Big Bang nucleosynthesis
Publication of "Of Stars and Men", Shapley proposed the term Metagalaxies for what are now called superclusters
Publication of "Of Stars and Men", Shapley proposed the term Metagalaxies for what are now called superclusters
Publication of "On the Road"
Works with Sinatra again for Pal Joey
Directs, Friendly Persuasion
Winner of the Pullitzer Prize for "Profiles In Courage"
King is an adherent of the philosophies of nonviolent civil disobedience used successfully in India by Mohandas "Mahatma" Gandhi, and applies this philosophy to the protests organized by the SCLC. King helps found Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), reated to harness the moral authority and organizing power of black churches to conduct non-violent protests in the service of civil rights reform
Stars in, "The Spirit of St. Louis"
Appears in the television series West Point before achieving wider fame in Rawhide.
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