Date: April 27, 1953
The Natural History Museum, London announces that the "Piltdown Man" skull, initially believed to be one of the most important fossilized hominid skulls ever found, is a hoax. Date: November 21, 1953 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 21 📅 Events on this day in 1953 📅 On This Day (Today)…
Winston Churchill is knighted by Queen Elizabeth II. Date: April 24, 1953 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 24 📅 Events on this day in 1953 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1953Batepá Massacre in São Tomé Against Forros February 3, 1953I Love Lucy Birth Episode Draws 72% of…
Two men are rescued from a semitrailer that crashed over the side of the Pit River Bridge before it fell into the Sacramento River. Amateur photographer Virginia Schau photographs "Rescue on Pit River Bridge", the first and only winning submission for the Pulitzer Prize for Photography to have been taken by a woman. Date: May…
First Indochina War: The French Union withdraws its forces from Operation Camargue against the Viet Minh in central Vietnam. Date: August 10, 1953 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 10 📅 Events on this day in 1953 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1953Ernest Hemingway Wins Pulitzer Prize for…
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…
The remaining human inhabitants of the Blasket Islands, County Kerry, Ireland, are evacuated to the mainland. Date: November 17, 1953 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 17 📅 Events on this day in 1953 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1953Nikita Khrushchev Elected First Secretary of Soviet Communist Party…