Jacqueline Cochran First Woman to Break Sound Barrier, May 18, 1953

A De Havilland Comet (Canadian Pacific Air Lines) crashes in Karachi, Pakistan, killing 11 people. Date: March 3, 1953 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 3 📅 Events on this day in 1953 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1953Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 Published, October 19, 1953Edmund Hillary and…

President Eisenhower approves the top-secret document NSC 162/2 concerning the maintenance of a strong nuclear deterrent force against the Soviet Union. Date: October 30, 1953 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 30 📅 Events on this day in 1953 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1953Western Turkey Earthquake Kills…

Edward Mutesa II, the kabaka (king) of Buganda is deposed and exiled to London by Sir Andrew Cohen, Governor of Uganda. Date: November 30, 1953 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 30 📅 Events on this day in 1953 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1953Fidel Castro’s History Will…

American Airlines Flight 723 crashes in Colonie, New York, killing 28 people. Date: September 16, 1953 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 16 📅 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, 1953Nikita…

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 1953U.S. First and…