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The year 1957 in science and technology involved some significant events, listed below. ... with a dog called Laika on board, the first animal sent into orbit. There ...
1957 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1957th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 957th year of the 2nd millennium, the 57th year of the 20th century, and the 8th year of the 1950s decade.
4 October 1957: First artificial satellite. First human-made signals from space. USSR Sputnik 1: 3 November 1957: First mammal in orbit, the dog Laika. USSR Sputnik 2: 31 January 1958: Confirmed existence of the Van Allen radiation belt. USA Explorer 1: 17 March 1958: First use of solar power in space. The oldest artificial object still in ...
The first orbital flight of an artificial satellite, Sputnik 1, was launched in October 1957, by the Soviet Union. In November, the second orbital flight took place. The Soviet Union launched the first animal to orbit the Earth, a dog, Laika, who died in orbit a few hours after launch.
June 1 – Three-year-old thoroughbred Gallant Man wins the Peter Pan Stakes, at Belmont Park. June 15 – Oklahoma celebrates its semi-centennial statehood. A brand new 1957 Plymouth Belvedere is buried in a time capsule (to be opened 50 years later on June 15, 2007). June 20 – 1957 Fargo Tornado starts at 7:30 pm. June 23 – Royal Ice ...
May 7 is the 127th day of the year (128th in leap years) ... 1824 – World premiere of Ludwig van Beethoven's Ninth ... (b. 1957) 2011 – Willard Boyle, Canadian ...
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1945 – World War II: Up to 2,500 people die in a mass suicide in Demmin following the advance of the Red Army. 1946 – Start of three-year Pilbara strike of Indigenous Australians . 1947 – Portella della Ginestra massacre against May Day celebrations in Sicily by the bandit and separatist leader Salvatore Giuliano where 11 persons are ...