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Feb 5, 1957: The American Invasion Begins, as Bill Haley and the Comets Storm Britain

Posted on February 5, 2011 by Action for Freedom — 2 Comments

Back home in the United States, Bill Haley and the Comets were already passé. Their role in launching the rock-and-roll revolution was unquestioned, but it had been almost two years since “Rock Around the Clock” exploded on the scene, and…

Jan 23, 1957: Toy cCompany Wham-O Produces First Frisbees

Posted on January 27, 2011 by Action for Freedom — Leave a comment

On this day in 1957, machines at the Wham-O toy company roll out the first batch of their aerodynamic plastic discs–now known to millions of fans all over the world as Frisbees. The story of the Frisbee began in Bridgeport,…

Dec 20, 1957: Elvis Presley is Drafted

Posted on December 20, 2010 by Action for Freedom — Leave a comment

On this day in 1957, while spending the Christmas holidays at Graceland, his newly purchased Tennessee mansion, rock-and-roll star Elvis Presley receives his draft notice for the United States Army. With a suggestive style–one writer called him “Elvis the Pelvis”–a…