Historical Events
Macmillan Becomes PM
After Anthony Eden's resignation Harold Macmillan becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Commissioner's Bing Crosby Decision
Baseball Commissioner Ford Frick rules Bing Crosby can keep token stock in Detroit Tigers, even though he owns part of Pittsburgh Pirates
Famous Birthdays
- Greg Walden, U.S. Congressman from Oregon, born in The Dalles, Oregon
Famous Weddings
T. S. Eliot
Poet T. S. Eliot (68) marries his 2nd wife editor Esmé Valerie Fletcher (30)
Famous Deaths
Gabriela Mistral (1889-1957)
Chilean poet (Nobel Prize for Literature, 1945), educator and diplomat, dies of pancreatic cancer at 67
Died in 1957 1957 Highlights
About January 10, 1957
Day of the Week: Thursday
How Long Ago? 67 years, 3 months and 17 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Baby Boomer
Chinese Zodiac: Monkey
Star Sign: Capricorn
Music Charts
- #1 Song: Singing The Blues - Tommy Steele & The Steelmen