What Happened in Sep 1957

Joe Biden attends Archmere Academy

Biden went to the Archmere Academy in Claymont, where he was a standout halfback/wide receiver on the high school football team; he helped lead a... Read more

Nine black students are prevented from entering formerly all-white Little Rock Central High School by the Arkansas National Guard

The Little Rock Nine was a group of African-American students who were enrolled in Little Rock Central High School in 1957. The ensuing Little Rock... Read more

'On The Road' is Published

The story is set in the late 1940s. told in the first person by Sal Paradise, a budding writer given to ecstasies about America, hot jazz, the... Read more

President Eisenhower Signs the Civil Rights Act of 1957

The Civil Rights Act of 1957, primarily a voting rights bill, was the first civil rights legislation enacted by Congress in the United States since... Read more

"A King in New York" (film) is Released

A King in New York is a 1957 film directed by and starring Charles Chaplin in his last leading role, which presents a satirical view of certain... Read more