Jump on our Virtual Newsstand as we journey back to 1957. See and read the comic books on sale month by month, and find out the major news of the day.

January: Hamilton Watch Company introduces the world's first electric watch. The Hamilton Electric 500 is available in a variety of styles.

February: "Toddlers' Truce" a TV closedown between 6pm & 7pm to help parents get children to bed is abolished in the UK.

March: Elvis Presley, aged 22, buys Graceland on 3734 Bellevue Boulevard (Highway 51 South) for $100,000.

April: The Sky at Night is first broadcast. It was presented by Patrick Moore until his death in 2012, making it a record breaker.

May: Anne Frank Foundation founded to prevent demolition of Amsterdam house she hid in during German occupation.

June: Jimmy Dorsey, known as "JD", dies aged 53. He was a clarinetist, saxophonist, trumpeter, composer & big band leader.

July: John Glenn flies an F8U supersonic jet from California to New York in a record breaking 3 hours & 23 minutes.

August: Juan Manuel Fangio, driving for Maserati, wins his 5th world drivers championship at the Formula One German Grand Prix.

September: 101st Airborne Division of the United States Army escort African-American students ar Little Rock Central High.

October: The Space Age is kickstarted when the Soviet Union launch Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite to orbit the Earth.

November: The Soviet Union launch Sputnik 2, on board is a dog named Laika, making her the first animal to orbit the Earth.

December: The Boeing 707 airliner makes its maiden flight. This heralds a brand new chapter in commercial aviation history.