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1950 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament The 1950 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament involved 4 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college ice hockey. It began on March 16, 1950, and ended with the championship game on March 18.
1950 Pacific typhoon season The 1950 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1950, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between June and December. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean.
1950 Tennessee Volunteers football team General Robert Neyland led the Tennessee Volunteers football team to its second major national title and 3rd overall national title in school history. The Vols would lose only one game: a 0-7 upset at against Mississippi State.
1950 World Series The 1950 World Series matched the defending champion New York Yankees against the Philadelphia Phillies. The Phillies, a particularly young team which came to be known as the "Whiz Kids", had won the National League pennant in dramatic fashion on the final day of the season to garner their second pennant - their first in 35 years.
1950-51 NBA season The 1950-51 NBA season was the 5th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Rochester Royals winning the NBA Championship, beating the New York Knicks 4 games to 3 in the NBA Finals.
1950s nostalgia films Cycle of films taking place during the 1950s (or occasionally the early 1960s) that was started by American Graffiti (1973), continued by Grease (1978) and lasted throughout the 1980s. Some of these films do not take place in the historical 1950s but rather involve one or several archetypes of the decade (such as the greaser) or use pastiche techniques to create a hybrid 1980s/1950s universe.
1951 Atlantic hurricane season The 1951 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1, 1951, and lasted until November 30, 1951. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin.
1951 Caribbean Baseball World Series The third edition of the Caribbean Baseball World Series (Serie del Caribe) was played in 1951. The Series inauguration on February 21 was delayed due to heavy rain and it was held from February 22 through February 26 (including two double-headers on February 25) featuring the champions teams from Cuba (Habana), Panama (Spur Cola), Puerto Rico (Santurce) and Venezuela (Magallanes).
1951 Convention Travel Document 1951 Convention travel documents are passport-like booklets issued to refugees under the 1951 United Nations Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees. Their cover bears the words "Travel Document" in English and French (and often in the language of the issuing state), as well as the date of the convention.
1951 English cricket season The 1951 English cricket season produced a surprise championship win for Warwickshire, their first for forty years and only the second in their history. It was noteworthy for the period in being achieved under a professional captain, Tom Dollery.
1951 Chicago Bears season The 1951 Chicago Bears season was their 32nd regular season completed in the National Football League. The club posted a mediocre 7-5 record under head coach George Halas placing them in fourth place in the NFL's National Conference.
1951 Memorial Cup The 1951 Memorial Cup final was a best of 7 series between the Barrie Flyers, winners of the George Richardson Memorial Trophy, and the Winnipeg Monarchs, winners of the Abbott Cup, held at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, Ontario, Barrie Arena in Barrie, Ontario and the Colisee de Quebec in Quebec City. Barrie won their 1st Memorial Cup, defeating Winnipeg 4 games to 0.
1951 NBA Playoffs The 1951 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1950-1951 season. The tournament concluded with the Western Conference champion Rochester Royals defeating the Eastern Conference champion New York Knicks, four games to three in the NBA Finals.
1951 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 1951 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 16 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 20, 1951, and ended with the championship game on March 27 at Williams Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
1951 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament The 1951 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament involved 4 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college ice hockey. It began on March 15, 1951, and ended with the championship game on March 17.
1951 NFL season The 1951 NFL season was the 32nd regular season of the National Football League. Prior to the season, Baltimore Colts owner Abraham Watner faced financial difficulties, and thus gave his team and its player contracts back to the league for $50,000.
1951 Pacific typhoon season The 1951 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1951, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between June and December. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean.
1951 Palanca Awards The Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature winners in the year 1951 (rank, title of winning entry, name of author). Open only in English and Tagalog Short Story, these are the first recipient winners of the Awards.
1951 Pan American Games The Pan American Games originated in 1932. At the Games of the X Olympiad in Los Angeles, United States, officials representing the National Olympic Committees of the Americas discussed the staging of an Olympic-style regional athletic competition for the athletes of the Americas.
1951 USAF Resolution Test Chart 1951 USAF Resolution Test Chart is a resolution test pattern conforms to MIL-STD-150A standard, set by US Air Force in 1951. It is widely accepted to test the resolving power of optical imaging systems such as microscopes and cameras.
1951 World Series The 1951 World Series matched the two-time defending champion New York Yankees against the New York Giants, who had won the National League pennant in a thrilling three-game playoff with the Brooklyn Dodgers on a legendary home run by Bobby Thomson (the Shot Heard 'Round the World).
1951-52 NBA season The 1951-52 NBA Season was the 6th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Minneapolis Lakers winning the NBA Championship, beating the New York Knicks 4 games to 3 in the NBA Finals.
1952 Atlantic hurricane season The 1952 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1, 1952, and lasted until November 30, 1952. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin.
1952 Caribbean Baseball World Series The fourth edition of the Caribbean Baseball World Series (Serie del Caribe) was played in 1952. It was held from February 20 through February 26 featuring the champions teams from Cuba (Habana), Panama (Carta Vieja), Puerto Rico (San Juan) and Venezuela (Caracas).
1952 College World Series The 1952 NCAA Men's Division I College World Series (CWS) involved 8 schools playing in double-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college baseball. It began on June 12, and ended with the championship game on June 17.
1952 Democratic National Convention The 1952 Democratic National Convention was held at the International Amphitheatre in Chicago, Illinois from July 21 to July 26, 1952. It nominated Illinois Governor Adlai Stevenson for President of the United States and U.
1952 Chicago Bears season The 1952 Chicago Bears season was their 33rd regular season completed in the National Football League. The club posted a below average 5-7 record under head coach George Halas placing them in fifth place in the NFL's National Conference.
1952 Isle of Man TT The 1952 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy was the start of Bob McIntyres association with the Isle of Man, when he came second in the Junior Clubman TT that year.IOM TT Rider database (retrieved 25 December 2006) Irishman Reg Armstrong won his first Senior TT event as well as coming in second in the Junior TT race on a Norton.
1952 Memorial Cup The 1952 Memorial Cup final was a best of 7 series between the Guelph Biltmore Mad Hatters, winners of the George Richardson Memorial Trophy, and the Regina Pats, winners of the Abbott Cup, held at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, Ontario and at the Guelph Memorial Gardens in Guelph, Ontario. Guelph won their 1st Memorial Cup, defeating Regina 4 games to 0.
1952 NBA Playoffs The 1952 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1951-1952 season. The tournament concluded with the Western Conference champion Minneapolis Lakers defeating the Eastern Conference champion New York Knicks, four games to three in the NBA Finals.
1952 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 1952 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 16 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 21, 1952, and ended with the championship game on March 26 in Seattle, Washington.
1952 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament The 1952 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament involved 4 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college ice hockey. It began on March 13, 1952, and ended with the championship game on March 15.
1952 Pacific typhoon season The 1952 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1952, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between June and December. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean.
1952 Republican National Convention The 1952 National Convention of the Republican Party of the United States was held in the International Amphitheatre in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois from July 7 to July 11, 1952 and nominated the popular general and war hero Dwight D. Eisenhower of Kansas, also known as "Ike," for president and the anti-communist crusading U.
1952 Revolution The 1952 Revolution was a military coup d'Ă©tat that took place on July 23, 1952 by a group of young army officers who named themselves "The Free Officers Movement". The revolution initially aimed at overthrowing King Farouk I.
1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad, were held in 1952 in Helsinki, Finland. Helsinki had been elected as the host city over rival bids from Amsterdam, Athens, Lausanne, and Stockholm and five American cities: Chicago, Detroit, Los Angeles, Minneapolis and Philadelphia on the 40th IOC session on June 21 1947.
1952 World Series The 1952 World Series featured the three-time defending champion New York Yankees and the Brooklyn Dodgers, with the Yankees winning in seven games for their fourth straight title – tying the mark they set between 1936 and 1939. It was the 15th championship in the Yankees' history, and the third defeat of the Dodgers in six years.
1952-53 NBA season The 1952-53 NBA Season was the 7th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Minneapolis Lakers winning the NBA Championship, beating the New York Knicks 4 games to 1 in the NBA Finals.
1953 Atlantic hurricane season The 1953 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1, 1953, and lasted until November 30, 1953. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin.
1953 English cricket season The 1953 English cricket season saw a tight series between England and Australia that was settled in the final Test at The Oval, where England won to reclaim the Ashes for the first time since the Bodyline series of 1932/33.
1953 Chicago Bears season The 1953 Chicago Bears season was their 34th regular season completed in the National Football League. The club posted a dismal 3-8-1 record under head coach George Halas placing them in fourth place in the NFL's newly formed Western Conference.
1953 Memorial Cup The 1953 Memorial Cup final was a best of 7 series between the Barrie Flyers, winners of the George Richardson Memorial Trophy, and the St. Boniface Canadiens, winners of the Abbott Cup, held at the Shea's Amphitheatre in Winnipeg, Manitoba and the Wheat City Arena in Brandon, Manitoba.
1953 NBA Playoffs The 1953 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1952-1953 season. The tournament concluded with the Western Conference champion Minneapolis Lakers defeating the Eastern Conference champion New York Knicks, four games to one in the NBA Finals.
1953 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 1953 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 22 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 10, 1953, and ended with the championship game on March 18 in Kansas City, Missouri.
1953 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament The 1953 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament involved 4 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college ice hockey. It began on March 12, 1953, and ended with the championship game on March 14.
1953 Pacific typhoon season The 1953 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1953, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between June and December. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean.
1953 World Series The 1953 World Series matched the four-time defending champion New York Yankees against the Brooklyn Dodgers in a rematch of the 1952 Series. The Yankees won in six games for their fifth straight title – a mark which has not been equalled – and their 16th overall.
1953-54 NBA season The 1953-54 NBA Season was the 8th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Minneapolis Lakers winning their 5th NBA Championship in 6 years, beating the Syracuse Nationals 4 games to 3 in the NBA Finals.
1954 Asian Games The 2nd Asian Games (also known as the II Asiad) were held in Manila, Philippines from May 1 to May 9, 1954. The Games were formally opened by President Ramon Magsaysay in the Rizal Memorial Stadium in Malate, Manila.
1954 Atlantic hurricane season The 1954 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1, 1954, and lasted until November 30, 1954. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin, although in actuality the season continued to the end of 1954 and into 1955 due to the second Hurricane Alice - the first such overlap ever recorded.
1954 Convention Travel Document 1954 Convention travel documents are passport-like booklets issued to stateless persons by signatories to the 1954 United Nations Convention Relating to the Status of Stateless Persons, where the person is not a refugee under the 1951 United Nations Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees. Their cover bears the words "Travel Document" in English and French (and often in the language of the issuing state) along with the date of the convention, but does not bear the two black stripes appearing in the upper right corner of the front cover of 1951 Convention travel documents.
1954 FIBA World Championship The 1954 FIBA World Championship (also called the 2nd World Basketball Championship - 1954) was an international basketball tournament held by the International Basketball Federation in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from October 22 to November 5, 1954. Twelve nations participated in the tournament.
1954 FIFA World Cup qualification A total of 45 teams entered the 1954 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds, competing for a total of 16 spots in the final tournament. Switzerland, as the hosts, and Uruguay, as the defending champions, qualified automatically, leaving 14 spots open for competition.
1954 Chicago Bears season The 1954 Chicago Bears season was their 35th regular season completed in the National Football League. The club posted 8-4 record under head coach George Halas placing them in second place in the NFL's Western Conference.
1954 in Canadian football The 1954 season of Canadian football is widely considered to be the first season of the modern era of Canadian football, although the Canadian Football League would not be officially founded for another four years.
1954 Memorial Cup The 1954 Memorial Cup final was a best-of-seven series between the St. Catharines Teepees, winners of the George Richardson Memorial Trophy, and the Edmonton Oil Kings, winners of the Abbott Cup, held at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto.
1954 NBA Playoffs The 1954 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1953-1954 season. The tournament concluded with the Eastern Conference champion Syracuse Nationals defeating the Western Conference champion Fort Wayne Pistons, four games to three in the NBA Finals.
1954 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 1954 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 24 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 8, 1954, and ended with the championship game on March 20 in Kansas City, Missouri.
1954 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament The 1954 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament involved 4 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college ice hockey. It began on March 11, 1954, and ended with the championship game on March 13.
1954 Pacific typhoon season The 1954 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1954, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between June and December. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean.
1954 Rugby League World Cup The first Rugby League World Cup was held in France in 1954. The prime motivators behind the idea of holding rugby league world cup were the French, who were short of money following the seizing of their assets by the rugby union in World War II.
1954 World Series The 1954 World Series matched the National League champion New York Giants against the American League champion Cleveland Indians. The Giants swept the Series in 4 games to win their first championship since 1933, defeating the heavily favored Indians, who had won an AL-record 111 games in the regular season.
1954-55 NBA season The 1954-55 NBA Season was the 9th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Syracuse Nationals winning the NBA Championship , beating the Fort Wayne Pistons 4 games to 3 in the NBA Finals.
1954-55 United States network television schedule The 1954-55 United States network television schedule began in September of 1954 and ending in the spring of 1955. It was also the last prime-time schedule to have four US television networks participating, until Fox entered prime-time in April, 1987.
1955 Atlantic hurricane season The 1955 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1, 1955, and lasted until November 30, 1955. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin.
1955 College World Series The 1955 NCAA Men's Division I College World Series (CWS) involved 8 schools playing in double-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college baseball. It began on June 10, and ended with the championship game on June 16.
1955 Dodge The 1955 Dodge lineup, consisting of the entry-level Coronet, Royal, and ornate Custom Royal, was a major departure for the company. Driven almost out of business in 1953 and 1954, the Chrysler Corporation was revived with a $250 million dollar loan from Prudential and new models designed by the legendary Virgil Exner.
1955 Chicago Bears season The 1955 Chicago Bears season was their 36th regular season completed in the National Football League. The club posted 8-4 record for the second straight year under head coach George Halas placing them in second place for the second straight year in the NFL's Western Conference.
1955 Isle of Man TT In the 1955 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy the Lightweight 250cc race moved to the 10.75 miles long Clypse Course, also used for the Lightweight 125cc TT race, and the Sidecar TT, and the course was used for these races until 1959.
1955 Memorial Cup The 1955 Memorial Cup final was a best-of-seven series between the Toronto Marlboros, winners of the George Richardson Memorial Trophy, and the Regina Pats, winners of the Abbott Cup, held at the Regina Exhibition Stadium in Regina, Saskatchewan. Toronto won its first Memorial Cup since 1929, defeating Regina 4 games to 1.
1955 NBA Playoffs The 1955 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1954-1955 season. The tournament concluded with the Eastern Conference champion Syracuse Nationals defeating the Western Conference champion Fort Wayne Pistons, four games to three in the NBA Finals.
1955 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 1955 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 24 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 8, 1955, and ended with the championship game on March 19 in Kansas City, Missouri.
1955 Pacific typhoon season The 1955 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1955, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between June and December. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean.
1955 World Series The 1955 World Series matched the Brooklyn Dodgers against the New York Yankees, with the Dodgers winning the Series in 7 games to capture the first championship in franchise history. It would be the only Series the Dodgers won in Brooklyn.
1955-56 NBA season The 1955-56 NBA Season was the 10th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Philadelphia Warriors winning the NBA Championship, beating the Fort Wayne Pistons 4 games to 1 in the NBA Finals.
1955-56 United States network television schedule The 1955-56 United States network television schedule was for the period that began in September 1955 and ran through March 1956. Owing to the demise of the DuMont Television Network, it was also the first TV season that the three major US television networks (NBC, ABC and CBS) would be the only full-time commercial participants in prime-time, a situation which was to remain for the next 30-plus seasons, until Fox began operations in October, 1986, although Fox would not enter prime-time until April 5, 1987.
1956 Atlantic hurricane season The 1956 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1, 1956, and lasted until November 30, 1956. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin.
1956 Democratic National Convention The 1956 National Convention of the Democratic Party nominated former Governor Adlai Stevenson of Illinois for President and Senator Estes Kefauver of Tennessee for Vice President. It was held in the International Amphitheatre on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois August 13–17, 1956.
1956 English cricket season The 1956 English cricket season is memorable for the performances of Jim Laker, especially his unique feat in taking 19 wickets in a match, which he performed in the Old Trafford Test Match. He took a total of 46 wickets in the 5 Tests, a record in an England-Australia series.
1956 Chicago Bears season The 1956 Chicago Bears season was their 37th regular season and 11th postseason completed in the National Football League. The club posted 9-2-1 record under first year head coach Paddy Driscoll placing them in first place of the Western Conference and in their first title game since 1946.
1956 Memorial Cup The 1956 Memorial Cup final was a best-of-seven series between the Toronto Marlboros, winners of the George Richardson Memorial Trophy, and the Regina Pats, winners of the Abbott Cup, held at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, Ontario. Toronto won its second consecutive Memorial Cup, and third overall, defeating Regina in five games.
1956 NBA Playoffs The 1956 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1955-1956 season. The tournament concluded with the Eastern Conference champion Philadelphia Warriors defeating the Western Conference champion Fort Wayne Pistons, four games to one in the NBA Finals.
1956 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 1956 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 25 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 12, 1956, and ended with the championship game on March 24 in Evanston, Illinois.
1956 Pacific typhoon season The 1956 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1956, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between June and December. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean.
1956 Republican National Convention The 1956 National Convention of the United States Republican Party was held in the Cow Palace in San Francisco, California, on August 20 to August 23, 1956. It renominated Dwight D Eisenhower for Presiden and Richard M Nixon of California for Vice President.
1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were held in 1956 in Melbourne, Australia, although the equestrian events could not be held in Australia due to quarantine regulations. Therefore, these events were held in Stockholm, Sweden, marking the first time that events of the same Olympics were held in different countries.
1956 World Series The 1956 World Series of Major League Baseball was played between the New York Yankees (representing the American League) and the defending champion Brooklyn Dodgers (representing the National League) during the month of October 1956. The Series was a rematch of the 1955 World Series.
1956-57 NBA season The 1956-57 NBA season was the 11th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Boston Celtics winning the NBA Championship (which would be the first of their 16 NBA titles), beating the St.
1957 and 1958 Packards The 1957 and 1958 Packard lineup of automobiles were actually Studebakers: mildly restyled, rebadged and given slightly more luxurous interiors. After 1956 production, the Packard engine and transmission factory was leased to the Curtiss-Wright Corporation while the assembly plant on Detroit's East Grand Boulevard was sold, ending the line of Packard-built cars.
1957 African Cup of Nations The 1957 African Cup of Nations was the first edition of the African Cup of Nations, the soccer championship of Africa (CAF). It was hosted by Sudan, and three teams participated: Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia with South Africa disqualified because of apartheid.
1957 Alberta Liquor Plebiscite The 1957 Alberta Liquor Plebiscite was a province-wide plebiscite conducted in Alberta, Canada, on October 30 1957. Unlike some other plebiscites held in Alberta, this one was not held in conjunction with a provincial election.
1957 Atlantic hurricane season The 1957 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1, 1957, and lasted until November 30, 1957. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin.
1957 Defence White Paper The 1957 White Paper on Defence was a British white paper setting forth the future as seen of the British military. It had profound effects on all aspects of the defence industry but probably the most affected was the British aircraft industry.
1957 Ford The mainstream Ford line of cars grew substantially larger for 1957, a model which lasted through 1959. The Crown Victoria with its flashy chrome "basket handle" was no more, and the acrylic glass-roofed Crown Victoria Skyliner was replaced by a new model, the retracting-roof hardtop Skyliner.
1957 Georgia Memorial to Congress The 1957 Georgia Memorial to Congress declares that the 14th Amendment is null, void and of no effect due to manifest violations of the Constitution of the United States of America, especially Section 4, Article IV of the Constitution.
1957 German Grand Prix The 1957 German Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on 4 August 1957 at NĂĽrburgring. Juan Manuel Fangio overcame a considerable gap to the leaders to win the race and the 1957 Word Championship in what many, including Fangio himself, consider his greatest performance.
1957 Memorial Cup The 1957 Memorial Cup final was a best of 7 series between the Ottawa Junior Canadiens, winners of the George Richardson Memorial Trophy, and the Flin Flon Bombers, winners of the Abbott Cup, held at the Flin Flon Arena in Flin Flon, Manitoba and at the Regina Exhibition Stadium in Regina, Saskatchewan. Flin Flon won their 1st Memorial Cup, defeating Ottawa 4 games to 3.
1957 NBA Playoffs The 1957 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1956-1957 season. The tournament concluded with the Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics defeating the Western Conference champion St.
1957 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 1957 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 23 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 11, 1957, and ended with the championship game on March 23 in Kansas City, Missouri.
1957 Pacific typhoon season The 1957 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1957, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between June and December. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean.
1950 Pacific typhoon season The 1950 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1950, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between June and December. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean.
1950 Tennessee Volunteers football team General Robert Neyland led the Tennessee Volunteers football team to its second major national title and 3rd overall national title in school history. The Vols would lose only one game: a 0-7 upset at against Mississippi State.
1950 World Series The 1950 World Series matched the defending champion New York Yankees against the Philadelphia Phillies. The Phillies, a particularly young team which came to be known as the "Whiz Kids", had won the National League pennant in dramatic fashion on the final day of the season to garner their second pennant - their first in 35 years.
1950-51 NBA season The 1950-51 NBA season was the 5th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Rochester Royals winning the NBA Championship, beating the New York Knicks 4 games to 3 in the NBA Finals.
1950s nostalgia films Cycle of films taking place during the 1950s (or occasionally the early 1960s) that was started by American Graffiti (1973), continued by Grease (1978) and lasted throughout the 1980s. Some of these films do not take place in the historical 1950s but rather involve one or several archetypes of the decade (such as the greaser) or use pastiche techniques to create a hybrid 1980s/1950s universe.
1951 Atlantic hurricane season The 1951 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1, 1951, and lasted until November 30, 1951. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin.
1951 Caribbean Baseball World Series The third edition of the Caribbean Baseball World Series (Serie del Caribe) was played in 1951. The Series inauguration on February 21 was delayed due to heavy rain and it was held from February 22 through February 26 (including two double-headers on February 25) featuring the champions teams from Cuba (Habana), Panama (Spur Cola), Puerto Rico (Santurce) and Venezuela (Magallanes).
1951 Convention Travel Document 1951 Convention travel documents are passport-like booklets issued to refugees under the 1951 United Nations Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees. Their cover bears the words "Travel Document" in English and French (and often in the language of the issuing state), as well as the date of the convention.
1951 English cricket season The 1951 English cricket season produced a surprise championship win for Warwickshire, their first for forty years and only the second in their history. It was noteworthy for the period in being achieved under a professional captain, Tom Dollery.
1951 Chicago Bears season The 1951 Chicago Bears season was their 32nd regular season completed in the National Football League. The club posted a mediocre 7-5 record under head coach George Halas placing them in fourth place in the NFL's National Conference.
1951 Memorial Cup The 1951 Memorial Cup final was a best of 7 series between the Barrie Flyers, winners of the George Richardson Memorial Trophy, and the Winnipeg Monarchs, winners of the Abbott Cup, held at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, Ontario, Barrie Arena in Barrie, Ontario and the Colisee de Quebec in Quebec City. Barrie won their 1st Memorial Cup, defeating Winnipeg 4 games to 0.
1951 NBA Playoffs The 1951 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1950-1951 season. The tournament concluded with the Western Conference champion Rochester Royals defeating the Eastern Conference champion New York Knicks, four games to three in the NBA Finals.
1951 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 1951 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 16 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 20, 1951, and ended with the championship game on March 27 at Williams Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
1951 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament The 1951 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament involved 4 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college ice hockey. It began on March 15, 1951, and ended with the championship game on March 17.
1951 NFL season The 1951 NFL season was the 32nd regular season of the National Football League. Prior to the season, Baltimore Colts owner Abraham Watner faced financial difficulties, and thus gave his team and its player contracts back to the league for $50,000.
1951 Pacific typhoon season The 1951 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1951, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between June and December. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean.
1951 Palanca Awards The Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature winners in the year 1951 (rank, title of winning entry, name of author). Open only in English and Tagalog Short Story, these are the first recipient winners of the Awards.
1951 Pan American Games The Pan American Games originated in 1932. At the Games of the X Olympiad in Los Angeles, United States, officials representing the National Olympic Committees of the Americas discussed the staging of an Olympic-style regional athletic competition for the athletes of the Americas.
1951 USAF Resolution Test Chart 1951 USAF Resolution Test Chart is a resolution test pattern conforms to MIL-STD-150A standard, set by US Air Force in 1951. It is widely accepted to test the resolving power of optical imaging systems such as microscopes and cameras.
1951 World Series The 1951 World Series matched the two-time defending champion New York Yankees against the New York Giants, who had won the National League pennant in a thrilling three-game playoff with the Brooklyn Dodgers on a legendary home run by Bobby Thomson (the Shot Heard 'Round the World).
1951-52 NBA season The 1951-52 NBA Season was the 6th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Minneapolis Lakers winning the NBA Championship, beating the New York Knicks 4 games to 3 in the NBA Finals.
1952 Atlantic hurricane season The 1952 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1, 1952, and lasted until November 30, 1952. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin.
1952 Caribbean Baseball World Series The fourth edition of the Caribbean Baseball World Series (Serie del Caribe) was played in 1952. It was held from February 20 through February 26 featuring the champions teams from Cuba (Habana), Panama (Carta Vieja), Puerto Rico (San Juan) and Venezuela (Caracas).
1952 College World Series The 1952 NCAA Men's Division I College World Series (CWS) involved 8 schools playing in double-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college baseball. It began on June 12, and ended with the championship game on June 17.
1952 Democratic National Convention The 1952 Democratic National Convention was held at the International Amphitheatre in Chicago, Illinois from July 21 to July 26, 1952. It nominated Illinois Governor Adlai Stevenson for President of the United States and U.
1952 Chicago Bears season The 1952 Chicago Bears season was their 33rd regular season completed in the National Football League. The club posted a below average 5-7 record under head coach George Halas placing them in fifth place in the NFL's National Conference.
1952 Isle of Man TT The 1952 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy was the start of Bob McIntyres association with the Isle of Man, when he came second in the Junior Clubman TT that year.IOM TT Rider database (retrieved 25 December 2006) Irishman Reg Armstrong won his first Senior TT event as well as coming in second in the Junior TT race on a Norton.
1952 Memorial Cup The 1952 Memorial Cup final was a best of 7 series between the Guelph Biltmore Mad Hatters, winners of the George Richardson Memorial Trophy, and the Regina Pats, winners of the Abbott Cup, held at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, Ontario and at the Guelph Memorial Gardens in Guelph, Ontario. Guelph won their 1st Memorial Cup, defeating Regina 4 games to 0.
1952 NBA Playoffs The 1952 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1951-1952 season. The tournament concluded with the Western Conference champion Minneapolis Lakers defeating the Eastern Conference champion New York Knicks, four games to three in the NBA Finals.
1952 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 1952 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 16 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 21, 1952, and ended with the championship game on March 26 in Seattle, Washington.
1952 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament The 1952 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament involved 4 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college ice hockey. It began on March 13, 1952, and ended with the championship game on March 15.
1952 Pacific typhoon season The 1952 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1952, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between June and December. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean.
1952 Republican National Convention The 1952 National Convention of the Republican Party of the United States was held in the International Amphitheatre in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois from July 7 to July 11, 1952 and nominated the popular general and war hero Dwight D. Eisenhower of Kansas, also known as "Ike," for president and the anti-communist crusading U.
1952 Revolution The 1952 Revolution was a military coup d'Ă©tat that took place on July 23, 1952 by a group of young army officers who named themselves "The Free Officers Movement". The revolution initially aimed at overthrowing King Farouk I.
1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad, were held in 1952 in Helsinki, Finland. Helsinki had been elected as the host city over rival bids from Amsterdam, Athens, Lausanne, and Stockholm and five American cities: Chicago, Detroit, Los Angeles, Minneapolis and Philadelphia on the 40th IOC session on June 21 1947.
1952 World Series The 1952 World Series featured the three-time defending champion New York Yankees and the Brooklyn Dodgers, with the Yankees winning in seven games for their fourth straight title – tying the mark they set between 1936 and 1939. It was the 15th championship in the Yankees' history, and the third defeat of the Dodgers in six years.
1952-53 NBA season The 1952-53 NBA Season was the 7th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Minneapolis Lakers winning the NBA Championship, beating the New York Knicks 4 games to 1 in the NBA Finals.
1953 Atlantic hurricane season The 1953 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1, 1953, and lasted until November 30, 1953. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin.
1953 English cricket season The 1953 English cricket season saw a tight series between England and Australia that was settled in the final Test at The Oval, where England won to reclaim the Ashes for the first time since the Bodyline series of 1932/33.
1953 Chicago Bears season The 1953 Chicago Bears season was their 34th regular season completed in the National Football League. The club posted a dismal 3-8-1 record under head coach George Halas placing them in fourth place in the NFL's newly formed Western Conference.
1953 Memorial Cup The 1953 Memorial Cup final was a best of 7 series between the Barrie Flyers, winners of the George Richardson Memorial Trophy, and the St. Boniface Canadiens, winners of the Abbott Cup, held at the Shea's Amphitheatre in Winnipeg, Manitoba and the Wheat City Arena in Brandon, Manitoba.
1953 NBA Playoffs The 1953 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1952-1953 season. The tournament concluded with the Western Conference champion Minneapolis Lakers defeating the Eastern Conference champion New York Knicks, four games to one in the NBA Finals.
1953 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 1953 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 22 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 10, 1953, and ended with the championship game on March 18 in Kansas City, Missouri.
1953 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament The 1953 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament involved 4 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college ice hockey. It began on March 12, 1953, and ended with the championship game on March 14.
1953 Pacific typhoon season The 1953 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1953, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between June and December. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean.
1953 World Series The 1953 World Series matched the four-time defending champion New York Yankees against the Brooklyn Dodgers in a rematch of the 1952 Series. The Yankees won in six games for their fifth straight title – a mark which has not been equalled – and their 16th overall.
1953-54 NBA season The 1953-54 NBA Season was the 8th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Minneapolis Lakers winning their 5th NBA Championship in 6 years, beating the Syracuse Nationals 4 games to 3 in the NBA Finals.
1954 Asian Games The 2nd Asian Games (also known as the II Asiad) were held in Manila, Philippines from May 1 to May 9, 1954. The Games were formally opened by President Ramon Magsaysay in the Rizal Memorial Stadium in Malate, Manila.
1954 Atlantic hurricane season The 1954 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1, 1954, and lasted until November 30, 1954. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin, although in actuality the season continued to the end of 1954 and into 1955 due to the second Hurricane Alice - the first such overlap ever recorded.
1954 Convention Travel Document 1954 Convention travel documents are passport-like booklets issued to stateless persons by signatories to the 1954 United Nations Convention Relating to the Status of Stateless Persons, where the person is not a refugee under the 1951 United Nations Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees. Their cover bears the words "Travel Document" in English and French (and often in the language of the issuing state) along with the date of the convention, but does not bear the two black stripes appearing in the upper right corner of the front cover of 1951 Convention travel documents.
1954 FIBA World Championship The 1954 FIBA World Championship (also called the 2nd World Basketball Championship - 1954) was an international basketball tournament held by the International Basketball Federation in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from October 22 to November 5, 1954. Twelve nations participated in the tournament.
1954 FIFA World Cup qualification A total of 45 teams entered the 1954 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds, competing for a total of 16 spots in the final tournament. Switzerland, as the hosts, and Uruguay, as the defending champions, qualified automatically, leaving 14 spots open for competition.
1954 Chicago Bears season The 1954 Chicago Bears season was their 35th regular season completed in the National Football League. The club posted 8-4 record under head coach George Halas placing them in second place in the NFL's Western Conference.
1954 in Canadian football The 1954 season of Canadian football is widely considered to be the first season of the modern era of Canadian football, although the Canadian Football League would not be officially founded for another four years.
1954 Memorial Cup The 1954 Memorial Cup final was a best-of-seven series between the St. Catharines Teepees, winners of the George Richardson Memorial Trophy, and the Edmonton Oil Kings, winners of the Abbott Cup, held at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto.
1954 NBA Playoffs The 1954 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1953-1954 season. The tournament concluded with the Eastern Conference champion Syracuse Nationals defeating the Western Conference champion Fort Wayne Pistons, four games to three in the NBA Finals.
1954 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 1954 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 24 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 8, 1954, and ended with the championship game on March 20 in Kansas City, Missouri.
1954 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament The 1954 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament involved 4 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college ice hockey. It began on March 11, 1954, and ended with the championship game on March 13.
1954 Pacific typhoon season The 1954 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1954, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between June and December. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean.
1954 Rugby League World Cup The first Rugby League World Cup was held in France in 1954. The prime motivators behind the idea of holding rugby league world cup were the French, who were short of money following the seizing of their assets by the rugby union in World War II.
1954 World Series The 1954 World Series matched the National League champion New York Giants against the American League champion Cleveland Indians. The Giants swept the Series in 4 games to win their first championship since 1933, defeating the heavily favored Indians, who had won an AL-record 111 games in the regular season.
1954-55 NBA season The 1954-55 NBA Season was the 9th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Syracuse Nationals winning the NBA Championship , beating the Fort Wayne Pistons 4 games to 3 in the NBA Finals.
1954-55 United States network television schedule The 1954-55 United States network television schedule began in September of 1954 and ending in the spring of 1955. It was also the last prime-time schedule to have four US television networks participating, until Fox entered prime-time in April, 1987.
1955 Atlantic hurricane season The 1955 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1, 1955, and lasted until November 30, 1955. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin.
1955 College World Series The 1955 NCAA Men's Division I College World Series (CWS) involved 8 schools playing in double-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college baseball. It began on June 10, and ended with the championship game on June 16.
1955 Dodge The 1955 Dodge lineup, consisting of the entry-level Coronet, Royal, and ornate Custom Royal, was a major departure for the company. Driven almost out of business in 1953 and 1954, the Chrysler Corporation was revived with a $250 million dollar loan from Prudential and new models designed by the legendary Virgil Exner.
1955 Chicago Bears season The 1955 Chicago Bears season was their 36th regular season completed in the National Football League. The club posted 8-4 record for the second straight year under head coach George Halas placing them in second place for the second straight year in the NFL's Western Conference.
1955 Isle of Man TT In the 1955 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy the Lightweight 250cc race moved to the 10.75 miles long Clypse Course, also used for the Lightweight 125cc TT race, and the Sidecar TT, and the course was used for these races until 1959.
1955 Memorial Cup The 1955 Memorial Cup final was a best-of-seven series between the Toronto Marlboros, winners of the George Richardson Memorial Trophy, and the Regina Pats, winners of the Abbott Cup, held at the Regina Exhibition Stadium in Regina, Saskatchewan. Toronto won its first Memorial Cup since 1929, defeating Regina 4 games to 1.
1955 NBA Playoffs The 1955 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1954-1955 season. The tournament concluded with the Eastern Conference champion Syracuse Nationals defeating the Western Conference champion Fort Wayne Pistons, four games to three in the NBA Finals.
1955 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 1955 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 24 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 8, 1955, and ended with the championship game on March 19 in Kansas City, Missouri.
1955 Pacific typhoon season The 1955 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1955, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between June and December. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean.
1955 World Series The 1955 World Series matched the Brooklyn Dodgers against the New York Yankees, with the Dodgers winning the Series in 7 games to capture the first championship in franchise history. It would be the only Series the Dodgers won in Brooklyn.
1955-56 NBA season The 1955-56 NBA Season was the 10th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Philadelphia Warriors winning the NBA Championship, beating the Fort Wayne Pistons 4 games to 1 in the NBA Finals.
1955-56 United States network television schedule The 1955-56 United States network television schedule was for the period that began in September 1955 and ran through March 1956. Owing to the demise of the DuMont Television Network, it was also the first TV season that the three major US television networks (NBC, ABC and CBS) would be the only full-time commercial participants in prime-time, a situation which was to remain for the next 30-plus seasons, until Fox began operations in October, 1986, although Fox would not enter prime-time until April 5, 1987.
1956 Atlantic hurricane season The 1956 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1, 1956, and lasted until November 30, 1956. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin.
1956 Democratic National Convention The 1956 National Convention of the Democratic Party nominated former Governor Adlai Stevenson of Illinois for President and Senator Estes Kefauver of Tennessee for Vice President. It was held in the International Amphitheatre on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois August 13–17, 1956.
1956 English cricket season The 1956 English cricket season is memorable for the performances of Jim Laker, especially his unique feat in taking 19 wickets in a match, which he performed in the Old Trafford Test Match. He took a total of 46 wickets in the 5 Tests, a record in an England-Australia series.
1956 Chicago Bears season The 1956 Chicago Bears season was their 37th regular season and 11th postseason completed in the National Football League. The club posted 9-2-1 record under first year head coach Paddy Driscoll placing them in first place of the Western Conference and in their first title game since 1946.
1956 Memorial Cup The 1956 Memorial Cup final was a best-of-seven series between the Toronto Marlboros, winners of the George Richardson Memorial Trophy, and the Regina Pats, winners of the Abbott Cup, held at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, Ontario. Toronto won its second consecutive Memorial Cup, and third overall, defeating Regina in five games.
1956 NBA Playoffs The 1956 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1955-1956 season. The tournament concluded with the Eastern Conference champion Philadelphia Warriors defeating the Western Conference champion Fort Wayne Pistons, four games to one in the NBA Finals.
1956 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 1956 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 25 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 12, 1956, and ended with the championship game on March 24 in Evanston, Illinois.
1956 Pacific typhoon season The 1956 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1956, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between June and December. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean.
1956 Republican National Convention The 1956 National Convention of the United States Republican Party was held in the Cow Palace in San Francisco, California, on August 20 to August 23, 1956. It renominated Dwight D Eisenhower for Presiden and Richard M Nixon of California for Vice President.
1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were held in 1956 in Melbourne, Australia, although the equestrian events could not be held in Australia due to quarantine regulations. Therefore, these events were held in Stockholm, Sweden, marking the first time that events of the same Olympics were held in different countries.
1956 World Series The 1956 World Series of Major League Baseball was played between the New York Yankees (representing the American League) and the defending champion Brooklyn Dodgers (representing the National League) during the month of October 1956. The Series was a rematch of the 1955 World Series.
1956-57 NBA season The 1956-57 NBA season was the 11th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Boston Celtics winning the NBA Championship (which would be the first of their 16 NBA titles), beating the St.
1957 and 1958 Packards The 1957 and 1958 Packard lineup of automobiles were actually Studebakers: mildly restyled, rebadged and given slightly more luxurous interiors. After 1956 production, the Packard engine and transmission factory was leased to the Curtiss-Wright Corporation while the assembly plant on Detroit's East Grand Boulevard was sold, ending the line of Packard-built cars.
1957 African Cup of Nations The 1957 African Cup of Nations was the first edition of the African Cup of Nations, the soccer championship of Africa (CAF). It was hosted by Sudan, and three teams participated: Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia with South Africa disqualified because of apartheid.
1957 Alberta Liquor Plebiscite The 1957 Alberta Liquor Plebiscite was a province-wide plebiscite conducted in Alberta, Canada, on October 30 1957. Unlike some other plebiscites held in Alberta, this one was not held in conjunction with a provincial election.
1957 Atlantic hurricane season The 1957 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1, 1957, and lasted until November 30, 1957. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin.
1957 Defence White Paper The 1957 White Paper on Defence was a British white paper setting forth the future as seen of the British military. It had profound effects on all aspects of the defence industry but probably the most affected was the British aircraft industry.
1957 Ford The mainstream Ford line of cars grew substantially larger for 1957, a model which lasted through 1959. The Crown Victoria with its flashy chrome "basket handle" was no more, and the acrylic glass-roofed Crown Victoria Skyliner was replaced by a new model, the retracting-roof hardtop Skyliner.
1957 Georgia Memorial to Congress The 1957 Georgia Memorial to Congress declares that the 14th Amendment is null, void and of no effect due to manifest violations of the Constitution of the United States of America, especially Section 4, Article IV of the Constitution.
1957 German Grand Prix The 1957 German Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on 4 August 1957 at NĂĽrburgring. Juan Manuel Fangio overcame a considerable gap to the leaders to win the race and the 1957 Word Championship in what many, including Fangio himself, consider his greatest performance.
1957 Memorial Cup The 1957 Memorial Cup final was a best of 7 series between the Ottawa Junior Canadiens, winners of the George Richardson Memorial Trophy, and the Flin Flon Bombers, winners of the Abbott Cup, held at the Flin Flon Arena in Flin Flon, Manitoba and at the Regina Exhibition Stadium in Regina, Saskatchewan. Flin Flon won their 1st Memorial Cup, defeating Ottawa 4 games to 3.
1957 NBA Playoffs The 1957 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1956-1957 season. The tournament concluded with the Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics defeating the Western Conference champion St.
1957 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 1957 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 23 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 11, 1957, and ended with the championship game on March 23 in Kansas City, Missouri.
1957 Pacific typhoon season The 1957 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1957, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between June and December. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean.
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