Date: July 26, 1953
Thermonuclear bomb testing: The Soviet atomic bomb project continues with the detonation of "RDS-6s" (Joe 4) using a "layered" scheme. 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 1953Winston Churchill Knighted by Queen…
Cambodia gains independence from France. Date: November 9, 1953 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 9 📅 Events on this day in 1953 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1953First U.S. Public TV Station KUHT Begins Broadcasting, May 25, 1953Beecher, Michigan F5 Tornado Kills 116, Injures 844, Destroys 340…
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 1953Arizona Governor Pyle Orders Short…
The Batepá massacre occurs in São Tomé when the colonial administration and Portuguese landowners unleash a wave of violence against the native creoles known as forros. Date: February 3, 1953 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 3 📅 Events on this day in 1953 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…
The play Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett receives its première in Paris. Date: January 5, 1953 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 5 📅 Events on this day in 1953 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1953Edward Mutesa II Deposed and Exiled from Buganda, November 30, 1953Crick and…
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 1953I Love Lucy Birth Episode Draws 72% of…