Autumn 1957. Little Rock High School is desegregated, Althea Gibson wins Wimbledon, "American Bandstand" thrives, "West Side Story" opens on Broadway, Sputnik is launched into space, popular books include William H. White's "The Organization Man," Jack Kerouac's "On the Road" and Nevil Shute's "On the Beach," Ford Motor Company's Edsel is a monumental failure.—Anonymous