The Year Was 1957…WHAM-O marketed the Frisbee…the Soviets launched the Sputnik satellite…President Eisenhower intervened in the Little Rock school desegregation case…on television, “American Bandstand,” “Leave It To Beaver” and “The Tonight Show with Jack Paar” premiered…and popular music included “Teddy Bear” by Elvis Presley, “Tammy” by Debbie Reynolds, and “That’ll Be The Day” by Buddy Holly and the Crickets.
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