Portal:San Francisco Bay Area/Years/58

1957

Commemorative plaque to the Fairchild team

• The San Francisco International Film Festival is founded
• Fairchild Semiconductor (historic plaque pictured) is founded in San Jose
• The State College for Alameda County is founded in Hayward
• The Flower Drum Song (the basis of 1958 musical Flower Drum Song) by C. Y. Lee, is published
• The Kingston Trio folk music group forms in San Francisco