| 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: |
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 Most Popular TV shows:
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1. Gunsmoke (CBS)
2. The Danny Thomas Show (CBS)
3. Tales of Wells Fargo (NBC)
4. Have Gun Will Travel (CBS)
5. I've Got A Secret (CBS)
6. The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (ABC)
7. General Electric Theatre (CBS)
8. The Restless Gun (NBC)
9. December Bride (CBS)
10. You Bet Your Life (NBC) |
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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