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.

1 All Shook Up, Elvis Presley
2 Love Letters in the Sand, Pat Boone
3 Little Darlin, Diamonds
4 Young Love, Tab Hunter
5 So Rare, Jimmy Dorsey
6 Don't Forbid Me, Pat Boone
7 Singin the Blues, Guy Mitchell
8 Young Love, Sonny James
9 Too Much, Elvis Presley
10 Round and Round, Perry Como

Pro Football:............ Detroit Lions
College Football...... Ohio State & Auburn
NBA........................... Boston Celtics
College Basketball.. North Carolina
U.S. Open Golf........ Dick Mayer
Kentucky Derby....... Bill Hartack on Iron Liege

Average cost of a new house, $12,200
Average Monthly Rent, $90
Average Yearly Wage, $4,550
Cost of a Gallon of Gas, 24 cents
Bacon per pound, 60 cents
Eggs per Dozen, 28 cents
Childrens Shoes, $5.95

President - Dwight Eisenhower
Vice President - Richard Nixon
DOW Jones Average - 470
Gold - $35.00 per Ounce
Minimum Hourly Wage - $1.00
Life Expectancy - 69.6 yrs
First Class Stamp - 3 cents

The Mackinac suspension bridge opens connecting the Upper and Lower peninsulas of the state of Michigan.
The Film Jailhouse Rock premiers with Elvis Presley
"American Bandstand" the teenagers chart music show makes its network debut on ABC
First Nuclear Reactor plant opens for production of electricity in Pennsylvania
Pulitzer Prize awarded to John F Kennedy, (Profiles in Couage)

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