The temperature on January 16, 1957 was between -2.3 °C and 2.8 °C and averaged -0.5 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 7.5 hours of sunshine (91%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. Source: KNMI
January 23 » American inventor Walter Frederick Morrison sells the rights to his flying disc to the Wham-O toy company, which later renames it the "Frisbee".
April 9 » The Suez Canal in Egypt is cleared and opens to shipping following the Suez Crisis.
April 24 » Suez Crisis: The Suez Canal is reopened following the introduction of UNEF peacekeepers to the region.
July 6 » Althea Gibson wins the Wimbledon championships, becoming the first black athlete to do so.
July 25 » The Tunisian King Muhammad VIII al-Amin is replaced by President Habib Bourguiba.
October 3 » The California State Superior Court rules that the book Howl and Other Poems is not obscene.
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