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Harald Sverdrup (oceanographer)
1957Aug, 21

Harald Sverdrup (oceanographer)

Harald Sverdrup, Norwegian meteorologist and oceanographer (b. 1888)
Harald Ulrik Sverdrup (15 November 1888 – 21 August 1957) was a Norwegian oceanographer and meteorologist.

He was director of Scripps Institution of Oceanography and director of the Norwegian Polar Institute.

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  • 9Jan

    Suez Crisis

    British Prime Minister Sir Anthony Eden resigns from office following his failure to retake the Suez Canal from Egyptian sovereignty.
  • 8Mar

    Suez Crisis

    Egypt re-opens the Suez Canal after the Suez Crisis.
  • 25Mar

    Allen Ginsberg

    United States Customs seizes copies of Allen Ginsberg's poem "Howl" on obscenity grounds.
  • 24Jun

    First Amendment to the United States Constitution

    In Roth v. United States, the U.S. Supreme Court rules that obscenity is not protected by the First Amendment.
  • 24Sep

    101st Airborne Division

    President Dwight D. Eisenhower sends 101st Airborne Division troops to Little Rock, Arkansas, to enforce desegregation.