This Date in 1957

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January 26th

India annexes this still-disputed land

March 6th

This African country declared independance from the U.K.

March 17th

A Dutch ban on doing this on Sundays is lifted

May 6th

Pulitzer prize awarded to this future president

May 17th

Brown vs. Board of Education made this happen in the U.S.

June 27th

British Medical Research Council publishes a report suggesting a direct link between smoking and this.

July 6th

John Lennon and this person meet for the first time as Lennon's rock group performs at a church dinner.

July 9th

Discovery of this, the 102nd element.

July 12th

Dwight D. Eisenhower was the first president to ride in one of these.

July 25th

A republic replaces this form of government in Tunisia

August 1st

This organization is created between the U.S. and Canada to provide aerospace warning, air sovereignty, and protection for Northern America

September 5th

"On The Road" is published, written by this author.

September 14th

U.N. condemns the Soviet Union's invasion of this country.

September 21st

Olav V becomes king of this country

October 1st

First appearance of this phrase on U.S. currency.

October 4th

USSR launches this, the first artificial Earth satellite.

December 5th

The president of Indonesia expels these people, who were the former colonial masters, from the country.

December 12th

Willem J Kolff and his team removed the heart from this animal and replaced it with a pneumatic pump which kept it alive for 90 minutes, proving the viability of the artificial heart.