What events occurred in November of 1957?

Answer 1

* November 1 - The Mackinac Bridge, the world's longest suspension bridge between anchorages at the time, opens to traffic connecting Michigan's two peninsulas. * November 3 - Sputnik program: The Soviet Union launches Sputnik 2. On board is the first animal to enter space - a dog named Laika. * November 6 - Jailhouse Rock opens nationally and Elvis Presley continues to gain more notoriety. * November 7 - Cold War: In the United States, the Gaither Report calls for more American missiles and fallout shelters. * November 13 - Invention of the laser by Gordon Gould. * November 13 - Flooding in the Po River valley of Italy leads to the flooding also in Venice. * November 14 - Apalachin Meeting - The leaders of the American Mafia meet at a convention in Apalachin, New York at the house of Joseph Barbara. It is broken up by a curious patrolman. * November 15 - Plane crash in the Isle of Wight leaves 43 dead. * November 16 - Serial killer Edward Gein murders his last victim, Bernice Worden of Plainfield, Wisconsin. * November 16 - Oklahoma celebrates its 50th anniversary of statehood. Notre Dame beats the Oklahoma Sooners 7-0 to end the Sooners record 47 straight College Football winning streak. * November 25 - U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower has a stroke. * November 30 - Grenade attack against Indonesian president Sukarno in Cikini School in Jakarta. Six children are killed, Sukarno survives unscathed. Text source: Wikipedia