Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 Published, October 19, 1953

A North Sea flood causes over 1,800 deaths in the Netherlands and over 300 in the United Kingdom. Date: January 31, 1953 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 31 📅 Events on this day in 1953 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1953Israeli-Soviet Relations Severed February 11, 1953First U.S….

U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower delivers his "Atoms for Peace" speech, which leads to an American program to supply equipment and information on nuclear power to schools, hospitals, and research institutions around the world. Date: December 8, 1953 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 8 📅 Events on this day in…

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 1953American Airlines Flight 723 Crashes in Colonie, New York, September 16, 1953Israeli-Soviet Relations Severed, February…

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 1953Operation Moolah Offers $50,000 for MiG-15 Defection, April 27, 1953BCPA Flight 304 DC-6 Crash Near San Francisco,…

Andhra State is formed, consisting of a Telugu-speaking area carved out of India's Madras State. Date: October 1, 1953 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 1 📅 Events on this day in 1953 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1953Deadly F5 Tornado Kills 114 in Waco, Texas May 11,…

Nikita Khrushchev is appointed General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. Date: September 13, 1953 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 13 📅 Events on this day in 1953 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1953John F. Kennedy Marries Jacqueline Bouvier in Newport September 12, 1953American…