Ernest Hemingway Wins Pulitzer Prize for The Old Man and the Sea, May 4, 1953

The Egyptian revolution of 1952 ends with the overthrow of the Muhammad Ali dynasty and the declaration of the Republic of Egypt. Date: June 18, 1953 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 18 📅 Events on this day in 1953 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1953Jacqueline Cochran First…

Almost 72 percent of all television sets in the United States are tuned into I Love Lucy to watch Lucy give birth. Date: January 19, 1953 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 19 📅 Events on this day in 1953 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1953Operation Moolah Offers…

The 7.2 Ms  Ionian earthquake shakes the southern Ionian Islands with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme). Between 445 and 800 people are killed. Date: August 12, 1953 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 12 📅 Events on this day in 1953 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…

Frances P. Bolton and her son, Oliver from Ohio, become the first mother and son to serve simultaneously in the U.S. Congress. Date: January 3, 1953 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 3 📅 Events on this day in 1953 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1953Batepá Massacre in…

The first Chevrolet Corvette rolls off the assembly line in Flint, Michigan. Date: June 30, 1953 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 30 📅 Events on this day in 1953 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1953Joseph Stalin Dies at Moscow Dacha After Cerebral Hemorrhage, March 5, 1953Royal Australian…

An earthquake hits western Turkey, killing at least 1,070 people. Date: March 18, 1953 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 18 📅 Events on this day in 1953 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1953Cold War: Julius and Ethel Rosenberg Executed at Sing Sing, June 19, 1953I Love Lucy…