Historical Events
Election of Interest
Dag Hammarskjöld re-elected secretary-general of UN
Music Premiere
Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim and Jerome Robbins' musical "West Side Story" opens at the Winter Garden Theater, NYC; runs for 732 performances, wins 2 Tony Awards
- USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
About September 26, 1957
Day of the Week: Thursday
How Long Ago? 65 years, 5 months and 26 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Baby Boomer
Chinese Zodiac: Rooster
Star Sign: Libra
Music Charts
#1 Song: Diana - Paul Anka
