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

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 1953First U.S. 3D TV Broadcast of Space Patrol April 29, 1953Eisenhower Delivers…

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 1953Eisenhower Approves NSC 162/2…

A United States Air Force C-124 crashes and burns near Tachikawa, Japan, killing 129. 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 1953Western Turkey Earthquake Kills 1,070 March 18, 1953Andhra State Formed 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…

Israeli-Soviet relations are severed. Date: February 11, 1953 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 11 📅 Events on this day in 1953 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1953Egyptian Revolution Overthrows Muhammad Ali Dynasty, Declares Republic, June 18, 1953Queen Elizabeth II Coronation First Televised British Coronation June 2, 1953John…

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 1953Cambodia Gains Independence from…