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Step into 1957, a pivotal year that launched humanity into the Space Age with the Soviet Union's Sputnik, intensified the American civil rights movement with the Little Rock Nine, and witnessed the signing of the Treaty of Rome, founding the European Economic Community. These landmark events signaled a time of profound progress and deep divisions.
By Two Minute TimelineStep into 1957, a pivotal year that launched humanity into the Space Age with the Soviet Union's Sputnik, intensified the American civil rights movement with the Little Rock Nine, and witnessed the signing of the Treaty of Rome, founding the European Economic Community. These landmark events signaled a time of profound progress and deep divisions.