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- From top to bottom, left to right: The Sputnik satellite is launched by the Soviet Union, starting the Space Race; Sputnik 2 follows, carrying the dog Laika as the first living creature in orbit; the Treaty of Rome establishes the European Economic Community to promote economic integration in Europe; the 1957–1958 influenza pandemic spreads worldwide, killing over a million; the Little Rock Nine integrate Little Rock Central High School, challenging racial segregation in the United States; The Bridge on the River Kwai premieres to critical and commercial acclaim; the Syrian Crisis of 1957 escalates tensions in the Middle East; the Lewisham rail crash kills 90 in London; and Hurricane Audrey devastates the U.S. Gulf Coast. (en)
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