My Birthday Journal THIS IS THE WAY IT WAS . . . MARCH 3, 1957 WHEN I WAS BORN! In The News Eisenhower is inaugurated for his second term as President ~ Six European nations form Common Market ~ Senator Strom Thurmond sets filibuster record (24 hours, 27 minutes) ~ Arkansas National Guard called to Central High School in Little Rock ~ First satellite, Sputnik 1, is launched by the Soviet Union ~ Famous Firsts The high-speed, water-cooled dental drill is introduced ~ Smith-Corona makes a portable electric typewriter ~ First liquid laundry detergent, Wisk, is introduced ~ Fort Motor Company introduces the Edsel ~ Leonard Bernstein is named first American musical director of the New York Philharmonic ~ Ford Skyliner with retractable roof ~ Wankel develops the first new internal combustion engine since the 19th century ~ Dick Clark takes his Philadelphia TV show national, featuring poodle-skirted and pompadoured teenagers dancing to pop hits ~ American Life New Ford is $2,045.00 ~ Irene Dunne is appointed as representative to the U.N. by President Eisenhower ~ Chevy's Bel Air Sport Coupe hardtop, with swept-back tail fins and ribbed silver fender trim lists for $2,299.00 ~ How the Grinch Stole Christmas and The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss are published ~ Gas is 31 cents a gallon ~ The Frisbee is produced by Whamo; based on Frisbee Pie Company's metal pie tins ~ Ford pioneers new concept with the '57 Ranchero, a car/pickup ~ Bobby Fischer wins the U.S. chess championship at age 14 ~ Carmen Basillo defeats Sugar Ray Robinson for boxing's middleweight championship ~ NY Giants and Brooklyn Dodgers move to West Coast ~ Entertainment West Side Story opens on Broadway ~ Average price of movie ticket is 51 cents ~ James Stewart plays Charles Lindbergh in The Spirit of St. Louis ~ An Affair to Remember stars Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr ~ Pop hits: "All Shook Up" by Elvis Presley, "Young Love" by Tab Hunter, "Love Letters in the Sand" by Pat Boone, "Little Darlin'" by The Diamonds, and "Party Doll" by Buddy Knox ~ Joanne Woodard stars in The Three Faces of Eve, winning a best acress Academy Award ~ Leave It To Beaver, Perry Mason, and Maverick are tops on TV ~ Meredith Wilson's The Music Man on Broadway with popular song, "76 Trombones" ~ Hollywood observes a moment of silence during Bogart's funeral ~ Bridge on the River Kwai, 12 Angry Men, and Witness for the Prosecution are hits at the movies ~ Born This Year Robin Williams Dan Aykroyd Katie Couric Nancy Lopez Melanie Griffith Michelle Pfeiffer Great Graphics by AngelHeart! You are listening to "Little Darlin'" from Laura's Midi Heaven
Eisenhower is inaugurated for his second term as President ~
Six European nations form Common Market ~
Senator Strom Thurmond sets filibuster record (24 hours, 27 minutes) ~
Arkansas National Guard called to Central High School in Little Rock ~
First satellite, Sputnik 1, is launched by the Soviet Union ~
The high-speed, water-cooled dental drill is introduced ~
Smith-Corona makes a portable electric typewriter ~
First liquid laundry detergent, Wisk, is introduced ~
Fort Motor Company introduces the Edsel ~
Leonard Bernstein is named first American musical director of the New York Philharmonic ~
Ford Skyliner with retractable roof ~
Wankel develops the first new internal combustion engine since the 19th century ~
Dick Clark takes his Philadelphia TV show national, featuring poodle-skirted and pompadoured teenagers dancing to pop hits ~
New Ford is $2,045.00 ~
Irene Dunne is appointed as representative to the U.N. by President Eisenhower ~
Chevy's Bel Air Sport Coupe hardtop, with swept-back tail fins and ribbed silver fender trim lists for $2,299.00 ~
How the Grinch Stole Christmas and The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss are published ~
Gas is 31 cents a gallon ~
The Frisbee is produced by Whamo; based on Frisbee Pie Company's metal pie tins ~
Ford pioneers new concept with the '57 Ranchero, a car/pickup ~
Bobby Fischer wins the U.S. chess championship at age 14 ~
Carmen Basillo defeats Sugar Ray Robinson for boxing's middleweight championship ~
NY Giants and Brooklyn Dodgers move to West Coast ~
West Side Story opens on Broadway ~
Average price of movie ticket is 51 cents ~
James Stewart plays Charles Lindbergh in The Spirit of St. Louis ~
An Affair to Remember stars Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr ~
Pop hits: "All Shook Up" by Elvis Presley, "Young Love" by Tab Hunter, "Love Letters in the Sand" by Pat Boone, "Little Darlin'" by The Diamonds, and "Party Doll" by Buddy Knox ~
Joanne Woodard stars in The Three Faces of Eve, winning a best acress Academy Award ~
Leave It To Beaver, Perry Mason, and Maverick are tops on TV ~
Meredith Wilson's The Music Man on Broadway with popular song, "76 Trombones" ~
Hollywood observes a moment of silence during Bogart's funeral ~
Bridge on the River Kwai, 12 Angry Men, and Witness for the Prosecution are hits at the movies ~
Robin Williams Dan Aykroyd Katie Couric Nancy Lopez Melanie Griffith Michelle Pfeiffer
You are listening to "Little Darlin'" from Laura's Midi Heaven
