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

The Egyptian revolution of 1952 ends with the overthrow of the Muhammad Ali dynasty and the declaration of the Republic of Egypt. Date: June 18, 1953 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 18 📅 Events on this day in 1953 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1953Milwaukee Brewery Workers…

An article appears in Pravda accusing some of the most prestigious and prominent doctors, mostly Jews, in the Soviet Union of taking part in a vast plot to poison members of the top Soviet political and military leadership. Date: January 13, 1953 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 13 📅 Events…

CIA director Allen Dulles launches the mind-control program Project MKUltra. Date: April 13, 1953 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 13 📅 Events on this day in 1953 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1953Frances P. Bolton and Son First Simultaneous U.S. Congress Members January 3, 1953Crick and Watson…

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 1953John F. Kennedy Marries Jacqueline Bouvier in Newport September 12, 1953First Chevrolet Corvette Rolls…

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…