1957: what happened around the world

In 1957, 119 events recorded on Erask's globe began — Treaty of Rome, Ifni War and Euratom Treaty among the best known. 75 more were already under way, such as Cuban Revolution and Algerian War. 135 things were founded or built that year, from Ghana and Tokyo Tower.

119events began
75already under way
135founded or built
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Accidents and fires41

+1 less-known, on the globe.

Wars, battles and sieges38

Revolts, massacres and attacks21

Disasters13

Treaties, councils and politics3

Expeditions3

Already under way in 195775

Came to an end in 19574

Founded or built in 1957135

+105 more, on the globe.

Stories that pass through 1957

Volcanic EruptionsEvery significant eruption on record since 1500 How America Filled UpEvery American city of 60,000 people, in the year it began Women's SuffrageA map filling in, one country at a time, 1893-2012 DecolonisationHow a third of the world stopped belonging to somebody else, 1945–1990 Nuclear detonationsEvery recorded nuclear test, 1945–1998

Nearby years

1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 All of the 20th century →

Every entry comes from Wikidata and links to its Wikipedia article; entries are ordered by how many language editions of Wikipedia cover them. Only things with a date are listed, and dates before the modern era are often approximate. How this is made →