| World Series Champions: |
Milwaukee Brewers |
| NFL Champions: |
Detroit Lions
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| NBA Champions: |
Boston Celtics |
| Stanley Cup Champs: |
Montreal Canadiens |
| U.S. Open Golf |
Dick Mayer |
| U.S. Tennis: (Men/Ladies) |
Malcolm Anderson/Althea Gibson |
| Wimbledon (Men/Women): |
Lew Hoad/Althea Gibson |
| NCAA Football Champions: |
Auburn & Ohio State |
| NCAA Basketball Champions: |
North Carolina |
| Kentucky Derby: |
Iron Liege |
| Sports Highlights: |
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| The Hotties and Fashion Icons:
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Marilyn Monroe, Jayne Mansfield,
Ava Gardner, Dorothy Dandridge, Brigitte Bardot,
Sophia Loren, Doris Day, Kim Novak, Lana Turner |
| The Heartthrob(s): |
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| "The Quote" |
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| Time Magazine's Man of the Year |
Nikita Khrushchev |
| Miss America: |
Marian McKnight (Manning, SC) |
| Miss USA: |
Mary Leona Gage (Maryland)/ Charlotte
Sheffield (Utah) |
| The Scandal: |
James Vicary announced that he invented
subliminal advertising at a Fort Lee, New Jersey
movie theater. He flashed the words: "Hungry?
Eat Popcorn" and "Thirsty? Drink Coke"
very fast betwen film frames. Food and beverage
sales increased significantly. In 1962, he said
he made the whole thing up. |
| Nerd News: |
Fortran, an early computer language, is created.
Alfred Fielding and Marc Chavannes accidentally invented
bubble wrap while trying to create plastic wallpaper.
Laika, a Russian dog, was the first living creature
to be sent into space, in Sputnik 2. Sadly, she did
not make it back alive.
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| The Habit: |
Everybody was flying those discs invented by
Frederick Morrison, called 'Pluto Platters,'
later renamed the 'Frisbee' nad not a planet
that had been discovered 27 years earlier.
'Frisbee' was actually a pie company in Connecticut.
The locals used to toss the empty pie plates,
hence the name.Wham-O bought the rights to the
product from Frederick.
The cool kids were watching Dick Clark's 'American
Bandstand'
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| 1st appearances & 1957's
Most Popular Christmas gifts, toys and presents: |
Dream Pets, Careers Game , Sea-Monkeys,
Wham-O Flying Saucer (frisbee) |
| Best Film Oscar Winner: |
The Bridge on the River Kwai |
1957 Billboard
Number One Songs |
December 29, 1956 - February 8, 1957:
Singing The Blues - Guy Mitchell
February 9 - February 15:
Don't Forbid Me - Pat Boone
February 16 - March 29:
Young Love - Tab Hunter
March 30 - April 19:
Butterfly - Andy Williams
April 20 - June 2:
All Shook Up - Elvis Presley
June 3 - July 14:
Love Letters In The Sand - Pat Boone
July 15 - September 1:
Teddy Bear - Elvis Presley
September 2 - October 6:
Tammy - Debbie Reynolds
October 7 - October 20:
Honeycomb - Jimmie Rodgers
October 21 - November 3:
Wake Up Little Susie - The Everly Brothers
November 4 - December 8:
Jailhouse Rock - Elvis Presley
December 9 - December 29:
You Send Me - Sam Cooke
December 30, 1957 - January 3, 1958:
April Love - Pat Boone
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