Date: December 8, 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…
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 1953Deadly F5 Tornado Kills 114…
Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay become the first people to reach the summit of Mount Everest, on Tenzing Norgay's (adopted) 39th birthday. Date: May 29, 1953 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 29 📅 Events on this day in 1953 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1953Pravda Accuses…
Francis Crick and James Watson publish "Molecular Structure of Nucleic Acids: A Structure for Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid" describing the double helix structure of DNA. Date: April 25, 1953 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 25 📅 Events on this day in 1953 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1953Milwaukee…
The coronation of Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey becomes the first British coronation and one of the first major international events to be televised. Date: June 2, 1953 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 2 📅 Events on this day in 1953 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…
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…