The year was 1957
1957 saw the continued growth of bigger taller tail fins on new cars and more lights, bigger with more powerful engines and an average car sold for $2,749. The Soviet Union launched the first space satellite Sputnik 1. Movies included "Twelve Angry Men" and "The Bridge Over the River Kwai", and TV showed "Perry Mason" and "Maverick" for the first time. The music continued to be Rock and Roll with artists like "Little Richard". The popular toys were Slinkys and Hula Hoops. The continued growth of the use of credit was shown by the fact that 2/3 of all new cars were bought on credit. Some of the areas that would cause problems later were starting to show South Vietnam is attacked by Viet Cong Guerrillas and Troops are sent to Arkansas to enforce anti segregation laws
Popular Culture
- Elvis Presley purchases a mansion in Memphis, Tennessee and calls it Graceland
- The Cavern Club opens in Liverpool ( Where the Beetle's started )
- The Film Jailhouse Rock premiers with Elvis Presley
"American Bandstand" the teenagers chart music show makes its network debut on ABC
Popular Films
- The Ten Commandments
- Around the World in Eighty Days
- 12 Angry men
- Jailhouse Rock by Elvis Presley
- The Bridge on the River Kwai
- The Three Faces of Eve
Popular Books
- The Cat in the Hat - Dr. Seuss
- From Russia with Love - Ian Fleming
- The Guns of Navarone - Alistair MacLean
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