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1957 |
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• Who’s score of 283 won the Masters in 1957? |
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• Who beat the Yankees in their 25th World Series appearance in 1957? |
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• The 1957-1958 season was one of the best for Bob Pettit who scored 50 points in Game 6 of the Championship Series to beat the Celtics. Who did Bob Pettit play for? |
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1958 |
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• This golfing great won his first of 4 Green Jackets at the Masters? |
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• With 2 outs in the 8th inning of Game 7, Yogi Berra of the NY Yankees started a two-out rally with a double to eventually beat this team and avenge the Yankees' World Series loss the previous year. Who did they beat? |
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• In the 1958-1959 NBA season, the Boston Celtics beat Minneapolis 4-0 in the Championship Series. Who coached the Celtics? |
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1957 |
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Which of these won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1957? |
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- The Bridge on the River Kwai
- 12 Angry Men
- An Affair to Remember
- Sea Biscuit
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1958 |
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Which of these won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1958? |
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- Ben-HurB
- Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
- Gigi
- The Diary of Anne Frank
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FUN FACTS
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1957 |
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One thousand computers were sold, and not one of them had a Windows Operating System. |
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Theodore Geisel writes “The Cat in the Hat” as Dr. Seuss. |
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The Frisbee is renamed and nationally marketed. |
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Velcro is patented by George de Mestral of Switzerland. |
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Actor Humphrey Bogart passes away from cancer at age 57 |
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1957 sees the introduction of the Edsel. Know how many years it lasted? |
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Singers Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gourme wed in Las Vegas |
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1958 |
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Crest toothpaste inaugurates the "Look, Ma! No cavities!" ad campaign. |
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400 million frozen pot pies are sold in the U.S. There's a statistic you won't see just anywhere. |
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The Hula Hoop is invented. |
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Cocoa Puffs is introduced by General Mills; it contains 43% sugar. |
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Air Force Academy opens in Colorado Springs, CO. The all male facility won't go co-ed unto 1976. |
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Elvis Presley is inducted into the Army. |
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This is the peak year for drive-in movies with 4,063 outdoor screens nationwide. |
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