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In 1957, the world population was approximately 2,852,618,337 people[†]
1957Bill Laimbeer, American basketball player and coach[†]
William Laimbeer Jr. is an American former professional basketball coach and player who spent the majority of his career with the Detroit Pistons. Known for his physical style of play, he played a big part in the Pistons earning the nickname the “Bad Boys" in the mid-1980s before helping them win back-to-back NBA championships.
1957James Reyne, Nigerian-Australian singer-songwriter[†]
James Michael Nugent Reyne OAM is an Australian musician. He achieved fame as the lead singer of Australian Crawl, and subsequently went on to a successful solo career.
THE death of Erich von Stroheim at his home in a Paris, suburb last Sunday rang down the curtain on an artist who was one of the most interesting and controversial figures in the annals of American films.
BALTIMORE, May 18--Dick Williams hit a ninth-inning home run seconds before a 10:20 P.M. curfew to enable the Baltimore Orioles to tie the Chicago White Sox, 4--4, tonight.
Natl Real Estate Bds Assn survey shows mortgages on homes in blighted areas obtainable only at interest rate of 6% or higher
NYC garment center set to open fall lines; illus
by Forrest
"MEMOIRS are not history," pronounced the great German historian Leopold von Ranke; to which one may add, "neither are personal diaries, which are one of the most misleading sources for history."
Labor Dept repts productivity up 26%, labor costs up 61%, 10 yrs; economists views analyzed
A SIGNIFICANT anniversary is being celebrated this month by the producing trio of Jose Quintero, Theodore Mann and Leigh Connell.
Lt Gen Magruder predicts 3-4-yr delay in completing Nike defense system as result of Adm cuts in Army funds request, House (Mahon) subcom; Army plans to add new Hawk missile to defenses
Suffolk County's growth as a suburb of metropolitan New York has had a curious history that has transformed it from a week-end and summer refuge for city families to a series of ...
Detroit's predatory Tigers, the only rival to earn an edge over the Yankees in 1956, continued to harass the Bombers yesterday.