Date: August 12, 1953
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Ernest Hemingway wins the Pulitzer Prize for The Old Man and the Sea. Date: May 4, 1953 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 4 📅 Events on this day in 1953 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1953Waco F5 Tornado Kills 114 May 11, 1953Waiting for Godot Premieres in…
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: 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 1953U.S. First Nuclear Artillery Test at Nevada Test…
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 1953Nikita Khrushchev Appointed Soviet Communist Party General…
Soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment repel a number of Chinese assaults against a key position known as The Hook during the Battle of the Samichon River, just hours before the Armistice Agreement is signed, ending the Korean War. Date: July 26, 1953 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July…
Nikita Khrushchev is appointed General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. Date: September 13, 1953 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 13 📅 Events on this day in 1953 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1953U.S. First Nuclear Artillery Test at Nevada Test Site, May 25,…