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Scientists working at the field lab of the National Bureau of Standards taking measurements of Sputnik I signals. history

Days of Wonder: America Reacts to the Launch of Sputnik, 1957

Faces from MLK's Prayer Pilgrimage for Freedom in Washington D.C., 1957. history

MLK and the 1957 Prayer Pilgrimage for Freedom

Queen Elizabeth II's 1957 North America tour. history

See Photos of a Young Queen Elizabeth II Touring North America

Skiers at Mount Snow in Vermont, 1957. destinations

Skiing’s Early Days as a Popular American Pastime

National Automobile Show at the New York Coliseum featuring 1957 lines. history

How Auto Shows Revved Up Excitement at the Apex of the Auto Age

Westover, a mansion on the James River in Virginia, said to be haunted by a woman who died of a broken heart in the 18th century. lifestyle

The Haunts of Famous American Ghosts

Brazil in Color 1957 destinations

Brazil in the Fifties: Portrait of a Beautiful, Troubled Country

Nature lover Frost, who once farmed 'a pasture where the boulders lie As touching as a basket full of eggs,' stoops suddenly in English pasture to grasp stone and throw it. arts & entertainment

Robert Frost: Revisiting Sites That Inspired His Verse

African-American students escorted by federal troops, Little Rock Central High School, 1957. history

Brave Hearts: The Little Rock Nine

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