Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 Published, October 19, 1953

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…

First meeting of Narcotics Anonymous takes place, in Southern California. Date: August 17, 1953 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 17 📅 Events on this day in 1953 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1953Operation Moolah Offers $50,000 for MiG-15 Defection, April 27, 1953First Chevrolet Corvette Rolls Off Assembly…

Ernesto "Che" Guevara sets out on a trip through Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, and El Salvador. Date: July 7, 1953 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 7 📅 Events on this day in 1953 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 19537.2 Ionian Earthquake Kills Up…

Winston Churchill is knighted by Queen Elizabeth II. Date: April 24, 1953 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 24 📅 Events on this day in 1953 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1953Waiting for Godot Premieres in Paris, January 5, 1953UK Sugar Rationing Ends September 26, 1953Lavrentiy Beria Arrested…

Two men are rescued from a semitrailer that crashed over the side of the Pit River Bridge before it fell into the Sacramento River. Amateur photographer Virginia Schau photographs "Rescue on Pit River Bridge", the first and only winning submission for the Pulitzer Prize for Photography to have been taken by a woman. Date: May…

The United States Supreme Court rules in District of Columbia v. John R. Thompson Co. that restaurants in Washington, D.C., cannot refuse to serve black patrons. Date: June 8, 1953 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 8 📅 Events on this day in 1953 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…