April 24, 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 24, 1957
NY Times Headlines — Week of April 24, 1957
Jordan Checks Disorders; Cabinet Held Ready To Quit; Hussein Is Confident Hussein Accuses Reds On Rioting Monarch Is Confident
Foes Of Hussein Buckle In Jordan, U.S. Sources Say; Chance Of Conflict Believed Fading As Egypt, Syria And Soviet Fail To Intervene New Washington Move Mideast Nations Warned Not To Stir Up Trouble--Israeli Reply Called Reassuring U.S. Officials Gratified Setback To Nasser Seen Hopeful Signs Are Noted Foes Of Hussein Said To Collapse Crisis Split Nasser Bloc
Soviet Warns U.S. On Mideast Crisis; Says Washington Must Bear Onus For 'Grave' Events That May Arise In Area Eisenhower Doctrine Scored Soviet Says U.S. Will Bear Onus For Developments In Middle East Arab Unity Called Vital Eisenhower Doctrine Scored
World Events — April 1957
Time Person of the Year — 1957
On the radio
Billboard Charts — April 24, 1957
On the bookshelf
On the television
Nielsen Top 10 — 1956–57 Season
Emmy Winners — 1957
At the movies
Box Office & Oscar Winners — April 24, 1957
On the field
Sports Champions — April 24, 1957
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