Georgy Malenkov Succeeds Stalin as Soviet Premier and Party Leader, March 6, 1953

An earthquake hits western Turkey, killing at least 1,070 people. Date: March 18, 1953 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 18 📅 Events on this day in 1953 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1953Josip Broz Tito Elected First President of Yugoslavia, January 14, 1953Josip Broz Tito Elected First…

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…

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 1953French Union Withdraws from Operation Camargue Against Viet Minh, August 10, 1953Eisenhower Delivers Atoms…

Korean War: Cessation of hostilities is achieved when the United States, China, and North Korea sign an armistice agreement. Syngman Rhee, President of South Korea, refuses to sign but pledges to observe the armistice. Date: July 27, 1953 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 27 📅 Events on this day in…

Ernest Hemingway wins the Pulitzer Prize for The Old Man and the Sea. Date: May 4, 1953 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 4 📅 Events on this day in 1953 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1953Pit River Bridge Rescue Photographed by Virginia Schau, May 3, 1953Jacqueline Cochran…