Historical Events In 1953

Dec 11   In the year 1953 kTVA TV channel 11 in Anchorage (CBS) becomes Alaska's 1st TV station   

Dec 11   In the year 1953 kTVA, Anchorage becomes Alaska's first TV station   

Dec 12   Chuck Yeager reaches Mach 2.43 in Bell X-1A rocket plane on this day in history.   

Dec 13   On this day in history kOAM TV channel 7 in Pittsburg-Joplin, KS (CBS) begins broadcasting   

Dec 14   In the year 1953 brooklyn Dodgers sign pitcher Sandy Koufax   

Dec 15   Kishio Hirao, composer, dies at 46 in the year 1953.   

Dec 15   WJHG TV channel 7 in Panama City, FL (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting on this day in history.   

Dec 16   In the year 1953 1st White House Press Conference (Pres Eisenhower & 161 reporters)   

Dec 16   The Delaware Water Gap Bridge, linking New Jersey with Pennsylvania, opens to traffic on this day in history.   

Dec 17   In the year 1953 dmitri Shostakovitch' 10th Symphony, premieres in Leningrad   

Dec 18   KATV TV channel 7 in Little Rock, AR (ABC) begins broadcasting on this day in history.   

Dec 19   In the year 1953 kFYR TV channel 5 in Bismarck, ND (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting   

Dec 19   On this day in history robert A Millikan, US physicist (Nobel 1923), dies at 85   

Dec 20   KID (now KIDK) TV channel 3 in Idaho Falls, ID (CBS) 1st broadcasting in the year 1953.   

Dec 21   On this day in history kOMU TV channel 8 in Columbia, MO (NBC/PBS) begins broadcasting   

Dec 22   Jack Dunn III, owner of Balt Orioles in Intl League, turns name over to newly relocated St Louis Browns in the year 1953.   

Dec 23   Dodgers 2nd baseman Jim "Junior" Gilliam wins NL Rookie of Year in the year 1953.   

Dec 23   Lavrenti P Beria, soviet minister of internal security, executed on this day in history.   

Dec 24   On this day in history 2 fast express trains crash head-on killing 103 (Czechoslovakia)   

Dec 24   In the year 1953 wellington-Auckland (NZ) express train swept away in flood kills 166   

Dec 25   Avalanche of lava kills 150 (Ruapehu volcano, New Zealand) in the year 1953.   

Dec 27   In the year 1953 detroit Lions beat Cleveland Browns 17-16 in NFL championship game   

Dec 28   On this day in history wLBT TV channel 3 in Jackson, MS (NBC) begins broadcasting   

Dec 30   In the year 1953 electronics manufacturer Admiral unveils the first color television set for consumers, priced at a modest $1,175.   

Dec 30   In the year 1953 the first ever NTSC color television sets go on sale for about USD at $1,175 each from RCA.   

Dec 31   In the year 1953 albert Plesman, Dutch aviation pioneer/founder (KLM), dies at 64   

Dec 31   Hulan Jack sworn in as Manhattan Borough president on this day in history.   

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Jan 03   Angelo Parisi, France, heavyweight judo (Olympic-gold-1980) was born in the year 1953.   

Jan 04   In the year 1953 birth of norberto Alonso, Argentine footballer   

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of pamela Sue Martin, Westport Ct, actress (Nancy Drew, Fallon-Dynasty)   

Jan 05   Steve Archer, American singer (The Archers) was born in the year 1953.   

Jan 05   Mike Rann, Australian politician was born on this day in history.   

Jan 05   In the year 1953 birth of george Tenet, American CIA director   

Jan 07   On this day in history birth of agha Zahid, cricketer (open batting for Pak v WI 1975, scored 14 & 1)   

Jan 07   Earl Wilber Force "Wire" Lindo, rocker (Bob Marley & the Wailers) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 01   On this day in history hank Williams, country singer (Cold Cold Heart), dies at 29   

Jan 04   On this day in history arthur Hoyt, actor (Gold Rush Gertie, Lost World), dies at 78   

Jan 07   On this day in history death of osa Johnson, American explorer (b. 1894)   

Jan 08   Heinrich Kaspar Schmid, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

Jan 09   In the year 1953 hans Aanrud, Norwegian author (Storken), dies at 89   

Jan 10   Theo Mackeben, German pianist/composer (Golden Cage), dies at 56 in the year 1953.   

Jan 11   Ernst H Ridder Rappard, Dutch Nazi founder (NSNAP), dies at 53 on this day in history.   

Jan 12   Simeon Roncal, composer, dies at 82 in the year 1953.