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July 29, 1957
On July 29, 1957, the International Atomic Energy Agency is established. Mukesh Ambani, Hervé Le Tellier, Herbert Wetterauer would arrive in the same year.
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Featured · July 29, 1957
The International Atomic Energy Agency is established.
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is an intergovernmental organization that seeks to promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy and to inhibit its use for any military purpose, including nuclear weapons. It was established in 1957 as an autonomous organization within the United Nations system; though governed by its own founding treaty, the organization reports to both the General Assembly and the Security Council of the United Nations, and is headquartered at the UN Office at Vienna, Austria.
Around 1957
The year in brief
1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1957th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 957th year of the 2nd millennium, the 57th year of the 20th century, and the 8th year of the 1950s decade.
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On July 29, 1957
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1957 The International Atomic Energy Agency is established. International organisation
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is an intergovernmental organization that seeks to promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy and to inhibit its use for any military purpose, including nuclear weapons. It was established in 1957 as an autonomous organization within the United Nations system; though governed by its own founding treaty, the organization reports to both the General Assembly and the Security Council of the United Nations, and is headquartered at the UN Office at Vienna, Austria.
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1957 Tonight Starring Jack Paar premieres on NBC with Jack Paar beginning the modern day talk show. American talk show (1957–1962)
Tonight Starring Jack Paar is an American television talk show broadcast by NBC. The show is the second installment of The Tonight Show. Hosted by Jack Paar, it aired from July 29, 1957, to March 30, 1962, replacing Tonight Starring Steve Allen and was replaced by The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson.
Elsewhere that year
Other moments from 1957
- April 11 United Kingdom agrees to Singaporean self-rule.
- April 24 Suez Crisis: The Suez Canal is reopened following the introduction of UNEF peacekeepers to the region.
- April 30 Supplementary Convention on the Abolition of Slavery enters into force.
- April 6 The flag carrier airline of Greece for decades, Olympic Airways, is founded by Aristotle Onassis following the acquisition of "TAE - Greek National Airlines".
- April 9 The Suez Canal in Egypt is cleared and opens to shipping following the Suez Crisis.
- August 1 The United States and Canada form the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD).
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