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4 April – 1957 Defence White Paper presented by Duncan Sandys, Minister of Defence, introduces major cuts in conventional land and air forces. [12] 10 April – Royal Court Theatre premieres John Osborne's The Entertainer with Laurence Olivier in the title role. [13] 11 April – The UK Government agrees to allow Singapore its independence. [14]
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September – The first broadcasts of regional news bulletins take place. ... (BBC 1957–1966; 1974–1975, ITV 1997–2002) Pinky and Perky (1957–1968) ITV
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The Windscale fire of 10 October 1957 was the worst nuclear accident in the United Kingdom's history, and one of the worst in the world, ranked in severity at level 5 out of 7 on the International Nuclear Event Scale. [1]
It is a short daily summary of regional news with stories often sourced directly from the Birmingham Evening Dispatch, a local newspaper. [3] Film footage is later added with footage shot by Birmingham Commercial Films. 1957. No events. 1958. ATV Midlands News is supplemented by the launch of Midland Montage, a weekly topical magazine programme.
On this day in 1957, the first underground nuclear test was carried out at the Nevada Test Site, a 1,375 square-mile research center located 65 miles away from Las Vegas.The 1,7 kiloton nuclear ...
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.