USAF C-124 Crashes Near Tachikawa, Japan, Killing 129 – June 18, 1953

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…

Josip Broz Tito is elected the first President of Yugoslavia. Date: January 14, 1953 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 14 📅 Events on this day in 1953 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1953Frances P. Bolton and Son First Simultaneous U.S. Congress Members January 3, 1953Fidel Castro’s Failed…

CIA director Allen Dulles launches the mind-control program Project MKUltra. Date: April 13, 1953 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 13 📅 Events on this day in 1953 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1953Western Turkey Earthquake Kills 1,070 March 18, 1953Soviet Thermonuclear Bomb Test RDS-6s (Joe 4) August…

Korean War: Cessation of hostilities is achieved when the United States, China, and North Korea sign an armistice agreement. Syngman Rhee, President of South Korea, refuses to sign but pledges to observe the armistice. Date: July 27, 1953 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 27 📅 Events on this day in…

Cold War: Julius and Ethel Rosenberg are executed at Sing Sing, in New York. Date: June 19, 1953 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 19 📅 Events on this day in 1953 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1953Queen Elizabeth II Coronation First Televised British Coronation June 2, 1953First…

The first U.S. experimental 3D television broadcast shows an episode of Space Patrol on Los Angeles ABC affiliate KECA-TV. Date: April 29, 1953 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 29 📅 Events on this day in 1953 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1953I Love Lucy Birth Episode Draws…