Businessmen William Clay Ford Jr.

Events in 1957 and 3-5

Events in US in the birth year of William Clay Ford Jr.

• Eisenhower Doctrine calls for aid to Mideast countries that resist armed aggression from Communist-controlled nations (Jan. 5).
• The "Little Rock Nine" integrate Arkansas high school. Eisenhower sends troops to quell mob and protect the students after Gov. Orval Faubus defies federal order (Sept. 24).

Birthday William Clay Ford Jr. (3-5) in history

• Day 3-5 year 1937: Margaret Mitchell won the Pulitzer Prize in fiction for Gone With the Wind.
• Day 3-5 year 1948: The Shelley v. Kraemer Supreme Court decision stated that it is unconstitutional for a court to enforce a restrictive covenant which prevents people of a certain race from owning or occupying property.
• Day 3-5 year 1979: Margaret Thatcher became the first woman elected prime minister of England.
• Day 3-5 year 1986: At the age of 54, legendary horse jockey Bill Shoemaker became the oldest person to win the Kentucky Derby, riding Ferdinand to victory.
• Day 3-5 year 1999: Kansas and Oklahoma were hit by an outbreak of more than 55 tornadoes, including one measured at F5 on the Fujita scale.
• Day 3-5 year 2001: The United States, a member of the UN Human Rights Commission since its inception, lost its seat. It would be restored the following year.
• Day 3-5 year 2003: New Hampshire’s symbol, the granite Old Man of the Mountain, collapsed in the state’s Franconia Mountains.