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LOOK AT THE WORLD IN 1958 |
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In
The News In 1958
First U.S. earth satellite, Explorer I goes into orbit.
Rocker Jerry Lee Lewis marries his 13-year-old second cousin, Myra
Brown.
The "Quiz Show Scandals" rock the television industry
and the nation.
Vice President Richard Nixon faces hostile anti-American mobs
during a visit to South America. |
Entertainment
in 1958
* Nobel Prize Winner (Literature) -Boris L. Pasternak - U.S.S.R.
* Best Selling Fiction - Doctor Zhivago, Boris Pasternak
* Best Selling Non-Fiction - Kids Say the Darndest Things! Art
Linkletter
* Best Picture - Gigi, MGM
* Best Director - Vincente Minelli, Gigi
* Best Actress - Susan Hayward, I Want to Live!
* Best Actor - David Niven, Separate Tables |
Sport
champions in 1958
* MLB - New York Yankees
* NFL - Baltimore Colts
* NBA - St. Louis Hawks
* NHL - Montreal Canadiens
* NCAA-Basketball - Kentucky
* KY Derby - Tim Tam
* U.S. Open Golf - Tommy Bolt
* U.S. Open Tennis (Men) - Ashley Cooper
* U.S. Open Tennis (Women) - Althea Gibson |
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