Historical Events In 1953
Monday, 29 May 2023
Dec 11 KTVA TV channel 11 in Anchorage (CBS) becomes Alaska's 1st TV station on this day in history.
Dec 11 In the year 1953 kTVA, Anchorage becomes Alaska's first TV station
Dec 12 On this day in history chuck Yeager reaches Mach 2.43 in Bell X-1A rocket plane
Dec 13 On this day in history kOAM TV channel 7 in Pittsburg-Joplin, KS (CBS) begins broadcasting
Dec 14 Brooklyn Dodgers sign pitcher Sandy Koufax in the year 1953.
Dec 15 Kishio Hirao, composer, dies at 46 on this day in history.
Dec 15 WJHG TV channel 7 in Panama City, FL (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting in the year 1953.
Dec 16 1st White House Press Conference (Pres Eisenhower & 161 reporters) in the year 1953.
Dec 16 The Delaware Water Gap Bridge, linking New Jersey with Pennsylvania, opens to traffic in the year 1953.
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 in the year 1953.
Dec 19 KFYR TV channel 5 in Bismarck, ND (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting in the year 1953.
Dec 19 Robert A Millikan, US physicist (Nobel 1923), dies at 85 on this day in history.
Dec 20 KID (now KIDK) TV channel 3 in Idaho Falls, ID (CBS) 1st broadcasting on this day in history.
Dec 21 In the year 1953 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 on this day in history.
Dec 23 Lavrenti P Beria, soviet minister of internal security, executed on this day in history.
Dec 24 2 fast express trains crash head-on killing 103 (Czechoslovakia) in the year 1953.
Dec 24 Wellington-Auckland (NZ) express train swept away in flood kills 166 in the year 1953.
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 On this day in history electronics manufacturer Admiral unveils the first color television set for consumers, priced at a modest $1,175.
Dec 30 On this day in history 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 In the year 1953 hulan Jack sworn in as Manhattan Borough president
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