What Happened in May 1957

'The Town' Is Published

The Town (1957) is the second novel in the Snopes trilogy that began with The Hamlet (included in Novels 1936–1940). Here the rise of the rapacious... Read more

Ronald Reagan Appears as Commander Casey Abbott in "Hellcats of the Navy"

Hellcats of the Navy (1957) is remembered mostly as the answer to a trivia question -- what was the only movie Ronald Reagan and Nancy Davis... Read more

Mid-South Tornado Outbreak

A tornado outbreak occurred on May 24, 1957 from west eastern New Mexico into central Oklahoma. Like typical plains tornadoes, the tornadoes... Read more

"That'll be the Day" by the Crickets is Released

On May 27, "That'll Be The Day" was released as a single, credited to the Crickets to try to bypass Decca's claimed legal rights. When the song... Read more

"A Face In The Crowd" Is Released

A Face in the Crowd (1957) is a motion picture starring Andy Griffith, Patricia Neal, and Walter Matthau, and directed by Elia Kazan. The... Read more