Major "space race" and defense events of the year 1957. Laika, Soviet space dog prepared for the space flight. Laika takes off in Sputnik 2 in Soviet Union. An animation shows the spacecraft in outer space. In United States, Space Race efforts to launch a small "grapefruit" satellite on Vanguard TV-3 test rocket meet in failure as the rocket explodes at take off on December 6, 1957. View of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France. President Dwight D Eisenhower arrives in Paris, France to talk about the development of missiles with other NATO leaders. The French Prime Minister Felix Gaillard with President Eisenhower. View of Atlas missile SM-65A Serial 12A launched successfully from Cape Canaveral pad LC-14 in Florida, United States, on December 17, 1957.
Bantam weight champion, Alphonse Halimi, of France, defeats contender, Chic Brogan of Scotland, by a KO in the second round of their match, at Palais des Sports, Paris,France, on September 16, 1957. Brogan is seen going down for the count of nine, early in the second round, and then being knocked out later in the same round.
French Prime Minister Maurice Bourgès Maunoury arrives to meet French President Rene Coty in Paris, France. Maurice Maunoury arrives at the Élysée Palace (55 Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, 75008 Paris, France). He confronts the same economic problems and the continuing Algerian War that beset his predecessors.
The opening of a new cabaret show at Club Lido at the Champs-Élysées in Paris, France. Entrance to Club Lido (78 Avenue des Champs-Élysées, 75008 Paris, France). The Duke of Windsor Edward VIII and his wife Wallis Simpson, Duchess of Windsor, are at the club. Michelle Morgan, Salvador Dali, Maurice Chevalier, French author Françoise Sagan, and other celebrities are also seen at Club Lido. Parisian cabaret dancers performing onstage.
Featherweight World Championship Fight in Palace of Sports, Paris,France. Algerian Cherif Hamia boxing against Nigerian Hogan (Kid) Bassey. Hamia knocks Bassey down for the count of eight. But Bassey comes back strong and the referee has to stop the fight. Kid Bassey is the winner and new World Champion.
North facade of the Palais Bourbon (126 Rue de l'Université, 75007 Paris, France) in Paris, France. Vehicles pass on the street in front of the building. Cameramen stand on the street outside the building. Dignitaries come out of the Élysée Palace in Paris. French Prime Minister Maurice Bourges Maunoury, French President Rene Coty and the Members of the Government pose after their meeting to discuss the Algerian War at the Élysée Palace.