January 1, 1957 France returns Saar to becomes the 10th state of German Federal Rep
January 1, 1957 International Geophysical Year begins; ends 6/30/1958 (18-mo year)
January 1, 1957 Ruth Draper, U.S. elocutionist, dies at 67 or 72
January 2, 1957 Joanna Pacula, Tomszowaubelski Poland, actress (Gorky Park, Kiss)
January 3, 1957 1st electric watch introduced, Lancaster Pa
January 3, 1957 Frank Dicopoulos, Akron OH, actor (Frank Cooper-Guiding Light)
January 4, 1957 Dodgers buy 44 passenger twin-engine airplane for $775,000
January 4, 1957 Patty Loveless, [Ramey], Pikeville Ky, singer (Blue Side of Town)
January 4, 1957 Theodor K”rner von Siegringen, Austrian President (1951-57), dies at 84
January 5, 1957 Dodgers' Jackie Robinson retires rather than be traded to New York Giants
January 5, 1957 Eisenhower asks Congress to send troops to the Mid East
January 5, 1957 Vincent Calloway, Kentucky, trumpet player (Midnight Star-No Parking)
January 6, 1957 C Michael Foale, Louth England, astronaut (STS 45, 56, 63, 84/86)
January 6, 1957 Elvis Presley makes his 7th and final appearance on Ed Sullivan Show
January 6, 1957 Nancy Lopez Knight, Torrance California, pro golfer (1981 Dinah Shore)
January 6, 1957 Yeshiva Kol Ya'ackov opens in Moscow Russia
January 7, 1957 Al White, choreographer (NBC Comedy Hour), dies
January 7, 1957 Katie Couric, [Katherine], Arlington VA, TV news host (Today)
January 7, 1957 Kristen Meadows, actress (Santa Barbara)
January 9, 1957 British premier Anthony Eden resigns
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