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October 3, 1957

On October 3, 1957, the California State Superior Court rules that the book Howl and Other Poems is not obscene. Mukesh Ambani, Hervé Le Tellier, Herbert Wetterauer would arrive in the same year.

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1957

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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 October 3, 1957

  1. 1957 The California State Superior Court rules that the book Howl and Other Poems is not obscene.

    State trial courts with general jurisdiction

    S. state of California. They have general jurisdiction to hear and decide any civil or criminal action which is not specially designated to be heard in some other court or before a governmental agency.

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Mukesh Ambani 1957– Indian businessman, chairman of Reliance Industries
Hervé Le Tellier 1957– French linguist and author
Herbert Wetterauer 1957– German painter, sculptor, and author
Donald Tusk 1957– Polish journalist and politician, 14th Prime Minister of Poland
Bob Horner 1957– American baseball player
Steve Buscemi 1957– American actor and director

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