April 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.
On the cover
Magazine Covers — April 17, 1957
NY Times Headlines — Week of April 17, 1957
U.S. Warns Israel To Exercise Care In Jordan Crisis; Envoy Cautions Against Any Sudden Move--Tel Aviv Senses Shift On Aqaba Sees Pact Nullification President'S Remarks Cited U.S. Warns Israel On A Jordan Move Comment Is Cautious Eban Confers With Dulles Basic Israeli Concern
Dulles Stresses Peaceful Freeing Of Red Countries; With President'S Approval He Implies Policy Now Includes Soviet Itself Links It To Foreign Aid Secretary Appeals For Public Support Of Help In Talk To The Associated Press President Approved Text Dulles Presses Liberation Plan
Jordan Cautions Egypt And Syria; Asks Restraint In Statements --Premier Scores Charge Of Meddling By U.S. Charges Termed Baseless Khalidi Statement Broadcast Jordan Cautions Egypt And Syria
World Events — April 1957
Time Person of the Year — 1957
On the radio
Billboard Charts — April 17, 1957
On the bookshelf
On the television
Nielsen Top 10 — 1956–57 Season
Emmy Winners — 1957
At the movies
Box Office & Oscar Winners — April 17, 1957
On the field
Sports Champions — April 17, 1957
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