FAMOUS PEOPLE BORN ON SEPTEMBER 2ND:
Nate “Tiny” Archibald: NBA hall of fame player, 1948
Terry Bradshaw: NFL Hall of Fame player, 1948
Dominic Chianese: Uncle Junior on The Sopranos, 1934
Jimmy Connors: Tennis player, 1952
Eric Dickerson: NFL Hall of Fame player, 1961
Mark Harmon: Actor (NCIS), 1951
Salma Hayek: Actress (Frida), 1966
Lennox Lewis: Canadian-British boxing champion, 1965
Christa McAuliffe: Schoolteacher and astronaut, 1948
Keanu Reeves: Actor (The Matrix trilogy), 1964
Adolph Rupp: Hall of fame college head coach, Kentucky, 1901
Robert Shapiro: Lawyer on OJ Simpson’s “Dream Team”, 1942
Albert G. Spalding: Founder of Spalding sporting goods, 1850
John Thompson: College head coach, Georgetown, 1941
Peter Ueberroth: MLB commisioner, 1937
Brian Westbrook: Football player, Philadelphia Eagles, 1979
THINGS THAT HAPPENED IN 1957:
TIMELINE
January: Jackie Robinson annouces his retirement from baseball
February: Ted Williams signs a $100,000 contract, becominng the highest paid player in baseball
March: Vice President Richard Nixon returns to the U.S. after a three week tour of Africa
April: The Soviets test an H-bomb to warn Western Europe against nuclear war
May: Billy Graham opens his evangelist crusade at Madison Square Garden in New York
June: The Soviets announce they are ready to launch their first satellite
July: In Iran, an earthquake hits the Caspian Sea, killing 2,000 people in coastal towns
August: The first African American family moves into a white suburb under police guard
September: Carmen Basilio defeats Sugar Ray Robinson to take the world middleweight title
October: Jimmy Hoffa is elected president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters
November: Navy blanks Army 14-0 in football
December: The first $2 million day in department store history is recorded by Macy's in New York
IN THE NEWS
So-called "killer bees", imported from Africa spread north in the Americas from Brazil
The first U.S. nuclear power plant begins operation in Shippingport, Pennsylvania
Troops are sent to Little Rock to protect African American school students
In Detroit, Berry Gordy founds Motown Records
Dr. Seuss publishes "The Cat in the Hat"
Humphrey Bogart passes away from cancer at 57
The Suez Canal opened
The remains of Captain Bligh's HMS Bounty are found on Pitcairn Island
FROM THE SPORTS DESK
MLB Champion: Milwaukee Braves
NFL Champion: Detroit Lions
NBA Champion: Boston Celtics
NHL Champion: Montreal Canadiens
NCAA Basketball Champion: North Carolina
NCAA Football Champion: Auburn & Ohio State
Indianapolis 500 Winner: Sam Hanks, 135.601 MPH
Lambeau Field in Green Bay opens
FOR YOUR ENTERTAINMENT
MUSIC
"Jailhouse Rock": Elvis Presley
"Wake Up Little Susie": The Everly Brothers
"Diana": Paul Anka
"Chances Are": Johnny Mathis
"Teddy Bear": Elvis Presley
"That'll Be The Day": Buddy Holly & The Crickets
MOVIES
"The Bridge on the River Kwai" (Academy Award Winner)
"12 Angry Men"
"An Affair To Remember"
"Witness for the Prosecution"
"The Three Faces of Eve"
"Sweet Smell of Success"
TELEVISION (DEBUTS)
"Maverick"
"Leave it to Beaver"
"Zorro"
"Wagon Train"
"Have Gun, Will Travel"
"Perry Mason"
COST OF LIVING
LIVING
New house: $12,225.00
Average income: $4,594.00 per year
New car: $2,157.00
Average rent: $90.00 per month
Tuition to Harvard: $1,000.00 per year
Movie ticket: $1.00 each
Gasoline: 24 cents per gallon
U.S. postage stamp: 3 cents each
FOOD
Granulated sugar: 89 cents for 10 pounds
Vitamin D milk: $1.00 per gallon
Ground coffee: 90 cents per pound
Bacon: 60 cents per pound
Eggs: 28 cents per dozen
Fresh ground hamburger: 56 cents per pound
Fresh baked bread: 19 cents per loaf
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