WHAT ALL HAPPENED FEBRUARY TO NOVEMBER 1957
Find out what all happened February to November 1957

The Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia) gains its independence from the United Kingdom. (31. August 1957)

Cuban Revolution: Fulgencio Batista bombs the revolt in Cienfuegos. (5. September 1957)

Suez Crisis: The Suez Canal is reopened following the introduction of UNEF peacekeepers to the region. (24. April 1957)

Greek shipping tycoon Aristotle Onassis buys the Hellenic National Airlines (TAE) and founds Olympic Airlines. (6. April 1957)

The European Economic Community is established (West Germany, France, Italy, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg). (25. March 1957)

Ghana becomes the first Sub-Saharan country to gain independence from the British (6. March 1957)

President Dwight D. Eisenhower sends 101st Airborne Division troops to Little Rock, Arkansas, to enforce desegregation. (24. September 1957)

Kenyan rebel leader Dedan Kimathi is executed by the British colonial government. (18. February 1957)

A magnitude 8.3 earthquake in the Andreanof Islands, Alaska triggers a Pacific-wide tsunami causing extensive damage to Hawaii and Oahu. (9. March 1957)

Leave It To Beaver premieres on CBS. (4. October 1957)

American Bandstand, a show dedicated to the teenage "baby-boomers" by playing the songs and showing popular dances of the time, debuts on the ABC television network. (5. August 1957)

In India, Communists win the first elections in united Kerala and E.M.S. Namboodiripad is sworn in as the first chief minister. (5. April 1957)

Ghana joins the United Nations. (8. March 1957)

Cuban student revolutionaries storm the presidential palace in Havana in a failed attempt on the life of President Fulgencio Batista. (13. March 1957)

The International Geophysical Year begins. (1. July 1957)

Ellen Fairclough is sworn in as Canada's first female Cabinet Minister. (21. June 1957)

U.S. Senator Strom Thurmond begins a filibuster to prevent the Senate from voting on Civil Rights Act of 1957; he stopped speaking 24 hours and 18 minutes later, the longest filibuster ever conducted by a single Senator. (28. August 1957)

Sputnik program: The Soviet Union launches Sputnik 2. On board is the first animal to enter orbit, a dog named Laika. (3. November 1957)

The BBC broadcasts the spaghetti tree hoax on its current affairs programme Panorama. (1. April 1957)

Iskander Mirza of Pakistan lays the foundation-stone of the Guddu Barrage. (2. February 1957)