1957 - December - Article Index

Encyclopedia - 1903: Encyclopedia - 1903
1903 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). It also had the latest occurring solstices and equinoxes fo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Bavaria: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Bavaria - Modern Times
Republican institutions replaced royal ones in Bavaria during the upheavals of November 1918. Provisional National Council Minister-Presi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - U Thant: Encyclopedia - U Thant
Maha Thray Sithu U Thant (January 22, 1909 – November 25, 1974) was a Burmese diplomat and the third Secretary-General of the United Na...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Uss Barry Dd-933: Encyclopedia Ii - Uss Barry Dd-933 - 1956 – 1959
Barry fitted out at the Boston Naval Shipyard through November, testing her new electronics, ASW gear and gunnery systems into December. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1957: Encyclopedia - 1957
1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. 1957 - Events. January 1 - Saarland joins West Germany...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Azores: Encyclopedia - Azores
The Azores (Portuguese: Açores, pron. IPA /ɐ.'so.ɾɨʃ/ or /ɐ.'so.ɾʃ/) are an archipelago of Portuguese islands in the middle of th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Radio Luxembourg: Encyclopedia Ii - Radio Luxembourg - History
Luxembourg was special, because while radio stations all over Europe were exclusively government-owned and operated well into the 1980s, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Carlos Menem: Encyclopedia - Carlos Menem
Carlos Saúl Menem (born July 2, 1930) was President of Argentina from July 8, 1989 to December 10, 1999 for the Justicialist Party (Pero...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jimi Hendrix: Encyclopedia Ii - Jimi Hendrix - Discography
Jimi Hendrix - Studio albums. Are You Experienced (May 1967 – UK; August 1967 – US) UK #2; US #5 Axis: Bold as Love (December 1967...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Dien Bien Phu: Encyclopedia - Battle Of Dien Bien Phu
The Battle of Dien Bien Phu (Chiến dịch Điện Biên Phủ) was the final battle in the First Indochina War between France and the V...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Beatles: Encyclopedia Ii - The Beatles - Band Members
The Beatles - Early members. Stuart Sutcliffe: bass, vocals (1960–1961). Pete Best: drums (1960–1962). ... See also:The Beatles...   » Read the article

Article - Meaning Of Dreams In Islam: Reflections On The Dream Traditions Of Islam
Meaning of Dreams in Islam Few Western dream researchers have any familiarity with the rich dream traditions of Islam. The Muslim faith ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Franklin D. Roosevelt: Encyclopedia Ii - Franklin D. Roosevelt - Scholarly Secondary Sources
Franklin D. Roosevelt - Foreign Policy and World War II. Barnes, Harry Elmer. Perpetual War for Perpetual Peace: A Critical Examinatio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bhumibol Adulyadej: Encyclopedia - Bhumibol Adulyadej
King Bhumibol Adulyadej the Great (Thai: ภูมิพลอดุลยเดช; IPA: pʰu:mipʰon adunjadeːd) (born December 5, 192...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Radio Luxembourg: Encyclopedia Ii - Radio Luxembourg - Trivia
For many years, due to British advertising restrictions, Radio Luxembourg was the only station available in the UK that could advertise t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bavaria: Encyclopedia Ii - Bavaria - Politics
Bavaria has a unicameral Landtag, or state parliament, elected by universal suffrage. Until December 1999, there was also a Senat, or Sen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1998: Encyclopedia Ii - 1998 - Nobel Prizes
1998 - Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel. Amartya Sen ... See also:1998, 1998 - Events, 1998 - Ja...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1949 In Baseball: Encyclopedia Ii - 1949 In Baseball - Champions
1949 in baseball - Major League Baseball. World Series: New York Yankees over Brooklyn Dodgers (4-1) All-Star Game, July 12 at Ebbets ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Conservative Party Uk: Encyclopedia Ii - Conservative Party Uk - Conservative Party Today
However illustrious the history and recent political past of the Conservative party, it has been out of Government since 1997. The party,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Franklin D. Roosevelt: Encyclopedia Ii - Franklin D. Roosevelt - Legacy
Roosevelt's legacies to the U.S. were a greatly expanded role for government in the management of the economy (effectively ending the day...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1977 In Baseball: Encyclopedia Ii - 1977 In Baseball - Champions
1977 in baseball - Major League Baseball. World Series: New York Yankees over Los Angeles Dodgers (4-2); Reggie Jackson, MVP American...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fernando Poe Jr.: Encyclopedia Ii - Fernando Poe Jr. - Acting Career
Poe dropped out of high school to work in the Filipino film industry as a messenger boy, and was given acting roles in subsequent years. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Elvis Presley: Encyclopedia Ii - Elvis Presley - Lasting Legacy
By 1957 Elvis Presley was the most famous entertainer in the world. After pioneer band leader Bill Haley spawned interest in rock and rol...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John F. Kennedy: Encyclopedia Ii - John F. Kennedy - Early Political Career
After World War II, Kennedy entered politics (partly to fill the void of his popular brother, Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., on whom his family ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Seinfeld: Encyclopedia Ii - Seinfeld - Ending
Jerry Seinfeld announced that the series would end production on December 26, 1997. The announcement made the front page of all the major...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tv-fm Dx: Encyclopedia Ii - Tv-fm Dx - Meteor Scatter Propagation
Meteor scatter occurs when a signal bounces off a meteor's ionised trail. When a meteor strikes the Earth's atmosphere, a cylindrical reg...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 2003 In Baseball: Encyclopedia Ii - 2003 In Baseball - Major League Baseball Final Standings
  * The asterisk denotes the club that won the Wild card for its respective league. ... See also:2003 in baseball, 2003 in baseba...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alban Berg: Encyclopedia - Alban Berg
Alban Maria Johannes Berg (February 9, 1885 – December 24, 1935) was an Austrian composer. He was a member of the Second Viennese Schoo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1958 In Sports: Encyclopedia Ii - 1958 In Sports - Tennis
Davis Cup: United States wins 3-2 over Australia in world tennis. ... See also:1958 in sports, 1958 in sports - Auto Racing, 1958 i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Royal Christmas Message: Encyclopedia Ii - Royal Christmas Message - History
The idea for a Christmas Message from the Sovereign to the Commonwealth was originally mooted in 1932 by the founding father of the BBC, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Carlos Castaneda: Encyclopedia Ii - Carlos Castaneda - Significant Characters In Castaneda's Works
This is a list of characters, claimed to be real persons, mentioned in Castaneda's works. Castaneda makes it clear that these are not the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Barbara Stanwyck: Encyclopedia - Barbara Stanwyck
Barbara Stanwyck (July 16, 1907 – January 20, 1990) was an American film and television actress. Born Ruby Katherine Stevens in New Yor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 2004 In Sports: Encyclopedia Ii - 2004 In Sports - Ice Skating
2004 in sports - Long track speed skating. January 2 - Winners at the 2003 Canada Post All Round Canadian Championships at Calgary, Al...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arthur C. Clarke: Encyclopedia Ii - Arthur C. Clarke - Bibliography
A partial list of his (some co-authored) fiction books in chronological order: Prelude to Space (1951) The Sands of Mars (1951) Islands ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cork International Airport: Encyclopedia - Cork International Airport
Cork International Airport is one of Ireland's principal airports, situated on the south side of Cork City in an area known as Ballygarva...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Great Purge: Encyclopedia Ii - Great Purge - The Moscow Trials
Main article: Moscow Trials. Between 1936 and 1938 three Moscow Trials of former senior Communist Party leaders were held. The defendants...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Frank Zappa: Encyclopedia Ii - Frank Zappa - Note On His Name
As his autobiography The Real Frank Zappa Book notes, his real name was "Frank", never "Francis". Until rediscovering his birth certifica...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - E. E. Cummings: Encyclopedia Ii - E. E. Cummings - Education And Early Career
From 1911 to 1916 Cummings attended Harvard, from which he received a B.A. degree in 1915 and a Master's degree for English and Classical...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jean Chrétien: Encyclopedia Ii - Jean Chrétien - Prime Minister
In the October 1993 election, Jean Chrétien became Prime Minister of Canada by leading his party to a majority victory, ousting Prime Mi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Influenzavirus A: Encyclopedia Ii - Influenzavirus A - In Humans
"Human influenza virus" usually refers to those subtypes that spread widely among humans. H1N1, H1N2, and H3N2 are the only known avian f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Stuyvesant High School: Encyclopedia Ii - Stuyvesant High School - History
Stuyvesant High School is named after Peter Stuyvesant, the last Dutch governor of New Netherland before the ownership of the colony was ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alan Shepard: Encyclopedia - Alan Shepard
Alan Bartlett Shepard, Jr. (November 18, 1923 – July 21, 1998) (Rear Admiral, USN, Ret.) was the first U.S. astronaut in space, though ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Science Fiction On Television: Encyclopedia Ii - Science Fiction On Television - Japanese Television Science Fiction
Known for meticulous use of miniatures and hundreds of sci-fi themed anime, Japan has a long history of producing science fiction series ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Haiti: Encyclopedia Ii - Haiti - Geography
Main article: Geography of Haiti Haiti's terrain consists mainly of rugged mountains with small coastal plains and river valleys. The eas...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Elizabeth Taylor: Encyclopedia Ii - Elizabeth Taylor - Awards And Honours
Taylor received the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award in 1992. The following year, 1993, she received the AFI Life Achievement Award. And ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Private Eye: Encyclopedia Ii - Private Eye - Trivia
It is a detail from a frieze by "Dickie" Doyle that once formed the masthead of Punch magazine, which the editors of Private Eye had come...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Jackson 5: Encyclopedia Ii - The Jackson 5 - Discography
For a full listing of albums and singles, see Jackson 5 discography. The Jackson 5 - Top Ten US and UK singles. The following singles r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Asia Television Limited: Encyclopedia - Asia Television Limited
Asia Television Limited (ATV) (亞洲電視有限公司; pinyin: Yàzhōu Diànshì Yǒuxiàn Gōngsī) is the first television station i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Korean War: Encyclopedia Ii - Korean War - Depiction
Korean War - Artistic depiction. Artist Pablo Picasso's painting Massacre in Korea (1951) depicted violence against civilians during th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nelson Mandela: Encyclopedia Ii - Nelson Mandela - Arrest And Imprisonment
In 1961, he became the leader of the ANC's armed wing Umkhonto we Sizwe (translated as Spear of the Nation, also abbreviated MK), which h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Joe Orton: Encyclopedia Ii - Joe Orton - Orton As Playwright
In the early 1960s Orton began to write plays. He wrote his last novel in 1961 (Head to Toe) and soon after had writing accepted. In 1963...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Workers' Party Of Korea: Encyclopedia - Workers' Party Of Korea
The Workers' Party of Korea (WPK; Korean chosŏn'gŭl: 조선로동당; hanja: 朝鮮勞動黨; McCune-Reischauer: Chosŏn Rodong-dang; r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Naacp: Encyclopedia Ii - Naacp - Timeline
1909: On February 12, the National Negro Committee was formed. Founders included Ida Wells-Barnett, W.E.B. DuBois, Henry Moskowitz, Mary...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Woody Allen: Encyclopedia Ii - Woody Allen - Musical Career
Allen studied the clarinet since adolescence. When he changed his name for show business, he took his first name from an idol, famed clar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bhumibol Adulyadej: Encyclopedia Ii - Bhumibol Adulyadej - Styles
His full ceremonial name is provided in the above section. Although often referred to as King Rama IX in English language translation, th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Von Neumann: Encyclopedia Ii - John Von Neumann - Armaments
In 1937 von Neumann, having recently obtained his US citizenship, began to take an interest in problems in applied mathematics. He rapidl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yip Man: Encyclopedia - Yip Man
Yip Man (葉問 in pinyin: ye4 wen4; in Jyutping: jip6 man6 aka 葉繼問 1893-1972) was the first master (sifu) to teach the martial ar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Charlie Chaplin: Encyclopedia Ii - Charlie Chaplin - Mccarthyism
Although Chaplin had his major successes in the United States and was a resident from 1914 to 1952, he retained his British nationality. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ed Gein: Encyclopedia Ii - Ed Gein - Childhood
Ed Gein was born to George P. Gein (1873-1940) and Augusta T. Gein (1878-1945) on August 27, 1906, in La Crosse, Wisconsin. Edward had a ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kirk Douglas: Encyclopedia Ii - Kirk Douglas - Early Life
Born Issur Danielovitch Demsky in Amsterdam, New York to Herschel Danielovitch and Bryna Sanglel, poor Belarusian Jewish parents (who cam...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Noam Chomsky: Encyclopedia Ii - Noam Chomsky - Chomsky's Influence In Other Fields
Chomskyan models have been used as a theoretical basis in several other fields. The Chomsky hierarchy is often taught in fundamental comp...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buffalo, New York: Encyclopedia Ii - Buffalo, New York - Climate
Buffalo has a perhaps undeserved reputation for severe weather. In fact, Buffalo is the sunniest and driest of any major city in the Nort...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gloria Estefan: Encyclopedia Ii - Gloria Estefan - Discography
Releases with the Miami Sound Machine: Renacer (1977) Miami Sound Machine (1978) Imported (1979) MSM (1980) Otra Vez (1981) Rio (1982) A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Asteroid: Encyclopedia Ii - Asteroid - Naming Asteroids
Asteroid - The naming format. Newly discovered asteroids are given a provisional designation consisting of the year of discovery and an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Joseph Mccarthy: Encyclopedia Ii - Joseph Mccarthy - The Army-mccarthy Hearings
Early in 1954, the Army accused McCarthy and his chief counsel, Roy Cohn, of pressuring the Army to give favorable treatment to another f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prem Rawat: Encyclopedia Ii - Prem Rawat - Earliest Years Of Maharaji
At an early age Prem Rawat was known as Sant Ji and as Balyogeshwar (Sanskrit: बालयोगेश्वर = child master of yogis)...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1957: Encyclopedia Ii - 1957 - Events
1957 - January. January 1 - Saarland joins West Germany January 2 - San Francisco and Los Angeles stock exchanges merge to form Pacifi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1957: Encyclopedia Ii - 1957 - Deaths
1957 - January. January 10 - Gabriela Mistral, Chilean writer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1889) January 14 - Humphrey Bogart, American a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1957: Encyclopedia Ii - 1957 - Births
1957 - January. January 6 - Nancy Lopez, American golfer January 7 - Nicholson Baker, American novelist January 7 - Katie Couric, Amer...   » Read the article