First U.S. Public TV Station KUHT Begins Broadcasting, May 25, 1953
Date: May 25, 1953
Date: May 25, 1953
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 1953North Sea Flood Kills 2,100+ in Netherlands and UK, January 31, 1953Waco F5 Tornado Kills…
Operation Moolah offers $50,000 to any pilot who defects with a fully mission-capable Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 to South Korea. The first pilot was to receive $100,000. Date: April 27, 1953 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 27 📅 Events on this day in 1953 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…
A De Havilland Comet (Canadian Pacific Air Lines) crashes in Karachi, Pakistan, killing 11 people. Date: March 3, 1953 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 3 📅 Events on this day in 1953 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1953Milwaukee Brewery Workers Strike Begins, 7,100 Walk Out May 14,…
Cold War: U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower denies all appeals for clemency for Julius and Ethel Rosenberg. Date: February 11, 1953 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 11 📅 Events on this day in 1953 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1953Pit River Bridge Rescue Photographed by Virginia Schau,…
Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin suffers a stroke and collapses; he dies four days later. Date: March 1, 1953 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 1 📅 Events on this day in 1953 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1953Queen Elizabeth II Coronation First Televised British Coronation June 2, 1953Waco…
A North Sea flood causes over 1,800 deaths in the Netherlands and over 300 in the United Kingdom. Date: January 31, 1953 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 31 📅 Events on this day in 1953 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1953Joseph Stalin Dies at Moscow Dacha After…