Ernest Hemingway Wins Pulitzer Prize for The Old Man and the Sea, May 4, 1953

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…

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…

Jacqueline Cochran becomes the first woman to break the sound barrier. Date: May 18, 1953 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 18 📅 Events on this day in 1953 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1953Waco F5 Tornado Kills 114 May 11, 1953CIA Director Allen Dulles Launches Project MKUltra…

Frances P. Bolton and her son, Oliver from Ohio, become the first mother and son to serve simultaneously in the U.S. Congress. Date: January 3, 1953 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 3 📅 Events on this day in 1953 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1953Eisenhower Denies Rosenberg…

Nuclear weapons testing: At the Nevada Test Site, the United States conducts its first and only nuclear artillery test. Date: May 25, 1953 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 25 📅 Events on this day in 1953 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1953Joseph Stalin Dies at Moscow Dacha…

Almost 72 percent of all television sets in the United States are tuned into I Love Lucy to watch Lucy give birth. Date: January 19, 1953 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 19 📅 Events on this day in 1953 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1953Pit River Bridge…