March 5, 1957
Gas cost $0.31 a gallon in the spring of 1957, and the Dow Jones stood at 436 — a resurgent American economy was running on steady ground, with the country still adjusting to the aftermath of the 1956 Suez Crisis as Egypt reopened the canal to international shipping that March. On television, "Gunsmoke" was the top-rated drama on American sets, and Elvis Presley's "All Shook Up" was sitting at number one on the charts, marking another milestone in the rise of rock and roll. The Boston Celtics defeated the St. Louis Hawks to claim the NBA championship, and IBM made history that April by selling the first compiler for the Fortran programming language, a development that would quietly reshape the course of modern computing.
On the cover
Magazine Covers — March 5, 1957
NY Times Headlines — Week of March 5, 1957
Gaza Strip Goes Under U.N. Rule; Israelis Leaving; Civil Administrators Depart As 2,600 Soldiers Of Five Nations Take Positions Evacuation Ends Today Israel'S Troops Still To Pull Back--Transfer In Aqaba Area Due Tomorrow
Florida Rebuffs Supreme Court On Bias Decision; State Tribunal Rules Negro Cannot Enter University, Lest Violence Result Violence Is Feared 'Administration' Matter Florida Rebuffs Supreme Court Federal Decree Cited
U.N. Troops Halt Rioters In Gaza Asking Cairo Link; Use Warning Shots And Tear Gas Against 300 Arabs In First Clash In Strip Burns Reports Incident Mobs Act As Dane Is Named The Military Governor-- Bunche Is In Egypt Pictures Of Nasser Waved Yugoslav Troops Shifted Situation Held Precarious U.N. Troops Halt Rioters In Gaza Israel Gives Arabs Asylum
World Events — March 1957
Time Person of the Year — 1957
On the radio
Billboard Charts — March 5, 1957
On the bookshelf
On the television
Nielsen Top 10 — 1956–57 Season
Emmy Winners — 1957
At the movies
Box Office & Oscar Winners — March 5, 1957
On the field
Sports Champions — March 5, 1957
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