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Scientists working at the field lab of the National Bureau of Standards taking measurements of Sputnik I signals. history

‘A Dazzling New Sight in the Heavens’: Remembering Sputnik’s First Days

Skiers at Mount Snow in Vermont, 1957. destinations

See Photos of Skiing’s Early Days as a Popular American Pastime

Brazil in Color 1957 destinations

Brazil in the Fifties: Portrait of a Beautiful, Troubled Country

Arkansas National Guardsmen prevent African American students from entering Little Rock Central High School, September 1957. destinations

Brave Hearts: Remembering the Little Rock Nine

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