Holidays: Roman Catholicism - the feasts of at least ? saints: St. Dominic de Guzman, priest, (1170-1221). Sweden - Namesday of Queen Silvia, an Official Flag Day. Taiwan: Father's Day. (In Mandarin, Ba Ba means father and 8-8, or August 8). St. Hormisdas; St. Smaragdus (and companions). St. Largus; St. read more
August 8, 1957: Facts & Myths About This Day August 8, 1957 is the 220 th day of the year 1957 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 145 days remaining until the end of this year. read more
In that special week of August people in US were listening to (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear by Elvis Presley. In UK All Shook Up by Elvis Presley was in the top 5 hits. Band of Angels, directed by Raoul Walsh, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1957 while Coup De Grace by Marguerite Yourcenar was one of the best selling books. read more
Historical events in August 1957. See what famous, scandalous and important events happened in Aug 1957 or search by date or keyword. read more