1957
First satellite launched
1957 is the year following 1956 and preceding 1958, in the mid-twentieth century.
Years function as nouns identifying specific points in time: She was born in 1957.
They also work as adjectives: a 1957 Chevy, the 1957 World Series.
Four-digit years are read as two pairs: nineteen fifty-seven.
First orbital spacecraft
- Little Rock NineStudents who desegregated Arkansas school
- Treaty of RomeEU's founding agreement
- Civil Rights ActLaw prohibiting discrimination
- American BandstandPioneering music variety program
- West Side StoryBroadway musical, rival gangs
- Leave It to BeaverFifties domestic comedy series
- On the RoadBeat Generation travelogue
Perry Mason · Jailhouse Rock · Gunsmoke · Peyton Place · 12 Angry Men · The Music Man · Funny Face · Pat Boone
- KhrushchevCold War Soviet premier
- MacmillanBritish publishing giant
- Cold WarProlonged East-West standoff
- desegregationEnding enforced group separation
filibuster · federal troops · states' rights · missile gap · NATO · Iron Curtain · brinkmanship
Period of high births
- LevittownPlanned suburban community, postwar
- suburbiaResidential areas outside cities
- McCarthyismPolitically-motivated accusation without evidence
- beatniksFifties countercultural rebels
integration · rock 'n' roll · consumerism · drive-in theater · sock hop · soda fountain · fallout shelter · civil defense
Vintage American full-size car
- Ford ThunderbirdClassic American personal luxury car
- Cadillac EldoradoPremium American touring car
- tailfinsRear automotive styling wings
- fuel injectionPressurized engine delivery system
Scientific programming language
- transistor radioCompact semiconductor-based broadcast receiver
- nuclear power plantFission-based electricity facility
- electric typewriterCorded machine for typing documents
- geodesic domeTriangular-lattice spherical structure
Sputnik
First orbital spacecraft
- Little Rock NineStudents who desegregated Arkansas school
- Treaty of RomeEU's founding agreement
- Civil Rights ActLaw prohibiting discrimination
Elvis Presley
- American BandstandPioneering music variety program
- West Side StoryBroadway musical, rival gangs
- Leave It to BeaverFifties domestic comedy series
On the Road · Perry Mason · Jailhouse Rock · Gunsmoke · Peyton Place · 12 Angry Men · The Music Man · Funny Face · Pat Boone
Eisenhower
- KhrushchevCold War Soviet premier
- MacmillanBritish publishing giant
- Cold WarProlonged East-West standoff
desegregation · filibuster · federal troops · states' rights · missile gap · NATO · Iron Curtain · brinkmanship
baby boom
Period of high births
- LevittownPlanned suburban community, postwar
- suburbiaResidential areas outside cities
- McCarthyismPolitically-motivated accusation without evidence
beatniks · integration · rock 'n' roll · consumerism · drive-in theater · sock hop · soda fountain · fallout shelter · civil defense
Chevrolet Bel Air
Vintage American full-size car
- Ford ThunderbirdClassic American personal luxury car
- Cadillac EldoradoPremium American touring car
- tailfinsRear automotive styling wings
FORTRAN
Scientific programming language
- transistor radioCompact semiconductor-based broadcast receiver
- nuclear power plantFission-based electricity facility
- electric typewriterCorded machine for typing documents
- GhanaAccra, Ashanti, Gold Coast, Western, Central