1957 was the peak of the Baby Boomer years

The Soviet Union launches Sputnik I,on October 4th the first artificial satellite to orbit
the earth.

Popular Culture 1957

Elvis Presley purchases a mansion in Memphis, Tennessee and calls it Graceland
The Cavern Club opens in Liverpool ( Where the Beetle's started )
The Film Jailhouse Rock premiers with Elvis Presley
"American Bandstand" the teenagers chart music show makes its network debut
on ABC

Popular Films

The Ten Commandments

Around the World in Eighty Days
12 Angry men
Jailhouse Rock by Elvis Presley
The Bridge on the River Kwai
The Three Faces of Eve

Popular Books

The Cat in the Hat - Dr. Seuss

From Russia with Love - Ian Fleming
The Guns of Navarone - Alistair MacLean