Modern Era · North America · Culture
1957
On the Road published
March 6, 1957
Jack Kerouac's novel, typed in three weeks on a single hundred-twenty-foot scroll of taped-together paper, told the story of Beat Generation wanderings across America in borrowed cars. It made Kerouac famous, defined the hip counterculture, and inspired generations of young people to hit the highway. Neal Cassady was its true hero.
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Also in 1957 (5 other events on record)
- Sputnik orbits Earth · Central Asia · Science
- Ghana gains independence · Africa · Politics
- Treaty of Rome creates Common Market · Europe · Politics
- Little Rock Nine · North America · Politics
- Ford Edsel fails · North America · Technology
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Modern Era (1901–2000), one of 590 events from that era on Saeculum.