March 17, 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.
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Magazine Covers — March 17, 1957
NY Times Headlines — Week of March 17, 1957
Egypt Puts Units At Base 40 Miles From Gaza Strip; Move To El Arish May Be Sign Of Re-Entry Into Disputed Area By Cairo'S Troops Bargaining Set To Begin Nasser Is Expected To Insist U.N. Forces Be Stationed On Both Sides Of Line Task Facing Hammarskjold Cairo Puts Army Near Gaza Strip General Burns Is Assailed
U.S. Jury Indicts 4 Teamster Aides Silent In Inquiry; Brewster And 3 Others, One Also Vice President, Are Held In Senate Contempt U.S. Tax Files Opened White House Aids Committee --5 Union Leaders Now Involved With Government Inquiry Resumes Today A Taft-Hartley Violation U.S. Jury Indicts 4 Teamster Aides Beck Reveals Tax Payments
World Events — March 1957
Time Person of the Year — 1957
On the radio
Billboard Charts — March 17, 1957
On the bookshelf
On the television
Nielsen Top 10 — 1956–57 Season
Emmy Winners — 1957
At the movies
Box Office & Oscar Winners — March 17, 1957
On the field
Sports Champions — March 17, 1957
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