WHAT ALL HAPPENED JULY TO DECEMBER 1957
Find out what all happened July to December 1957

Malaysia joins the United Nations. (17. September 1957)

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

Project Vanguard: A launchpad explosion of Vanguard TV3 thwarts the first United States attempt to launch a satellite into Earth orbit. (6. December 1957)

Vickers Viscount G-AOHP of British European Airways crashes at Ballerup after the failure of three engines on approach to Copenhagen Airport. The cause is a malfunction of the anti-icing system on the aircraft. (17. November 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)

Prince Karim Husseini Aga Khan IV inherits the office of Imamat as the 49th Imam of Shia Imami Ismaili worldwide, after the death of Sir Sultan Mahommed Shah Aga Khan III. (11. July 1957)

Avro Arrow roll-out ceremony at Avro Canada plant in Malton, Ontario. (4. October 1957)

Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, is integrated by the use of United States Army troops. (25. September 1957)

Cold War: The Gaither Report calls for more American missiles and fallout shelters. (7. November 1957)

The United States successfully launches the first Atlas intercontinental ballistic missile at Cape Canaveral, Florida. (17. December 1957)

The International Atomic Energy Agency is established. (29. July 1957)

Malaysia's constitution comes into force. (27. August 1957)

Sukarno expels all Dutch people from Indonesia. (5. December 1957)

First American underground nuclear bomb test (part of Operation Plumbbob). (19. September 1957)

Space Race: M.I.T. scientists calculate Sputnik I's booster rocket's orbit. (11. October 1957)

In Haiti, François Duvalier is elected president. (22. September 1957)

Althea Gibson wins the Wimbledon championships, becoming the first black athlete to do so. (6. July 1957)

The Ford Motor Company introduces the Edsel. (4. September 1957)

The Levelland UFO Case in Levelland, Texas, generates national publicity. (2. November 1957)

President Ngo Dinh Diem of South Vietnam becomes the first foreign head of state to make a state visit to Australia. (2. September 1957)