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WEST POINT, N.Y., Jan. 5--Colgate University's quintet turned in a sparkling exhibition of marksmanship today to defeat Army, 73--59, in the cadets' bid field house. Behind 38--37, as they left the floor at the intermission, the visitors went to work in earnest.
Something new is being added to two Manhattan public schools.
Trade and aid will be prime foreign economic issues before the new Congress.
CORAL GABLES, Fla., Jan. 5 --Sidney Cole guided Wheatley Stables' Gray Phantom to victory in the $29,750 Robert E. Lee Handicap at Tropical Park today before a crowd of 13,083.
A somewhat shaky optimism prevails in the home building industry at the start of 1957. It contrasts sharply with the confident outlook for commercial and industrial construction and with the prospect of continued gains in realty as a field of public investment.
1957Michael Foale, British-American astrophysicist and astronaut[†]
Colin Michael Foale is a British-American astrophysicist and a former NASA astronaut. He is a veteran of six space missions, and is the only NASA astronaut to have flown extended missions aboard both Mir and the International Space Station. He was the second Briton in space and the first to perform a space walk. Until 17 April 2008, he held the record for most time spent in space by a US citizen: 374 days, 11 hours, 19 minutes, and as of 2024 he held the cumulative-time-in-space record for a British citizen.
1957Nancy Lopez, American golfer and sportscaster[†]
Nancy Marie Lopez is an American former professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1977 and won 48 LPGA Tour events, including three major championships.
In 1957, the world population was approximately 2,852,618,337 people[†]