Historical Events In 1953

Dec 11   On this day in history kTVA TV channel 11 in Anchorage (CBS) becomes Alaska's 1st TV station  

Dec 11   On this day in history 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   On this day in history brooklyn Dodgers sign pitcher Sandy Koufax  

Dec 15   Kishio Hirao, composer, dies at 46 on this day in history.  

Dec 15   In the year 1953 wJHG TV channel 7 in Panama City, FL (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting  

Dec 16   On this day in history 1st White House Press Conference (Pres Eisenhower & 161 reporters)  

Dec 16   The Delaware Water Gap Bridge, linking New Jersey with Pennsylvania, opens to traffic in the year 1953.  

Dec 17   On this day in history 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   On this day in history 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   On this day in history kID (now KIDK) TV channel 3 in Idaho Falls, ID (CBS) 1st broadcasting  

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   On this day in history dodgers 2nd baseman Jim "Junior" Gilliam wins NL Rookie of Year  

Dec 23   In the year 1953 lavrenti P Beria, soviet minister of internal security, executed  

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

Dec 24   Wellington-Auckland (NZ) express train swept away in flood kills 166 on this day in history.  

Dec 25   In the year 1953 avalanche of lava kills 150 (Ruapehu volcano, New Zealand)  

Dec 27   Detroit Lions beat Cleveland Browns 17-16 in NFL championship game on this day in history.  

Dec 28   WLBT TV channel 3 in Jackson, MS (NBC) begins broadcasting on this day in history.  

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   The first ever NTSC color television sets go on sale for about USD at $1,175 each from RCA on this day in history.  

Dec 31   Albert Plesman, Dutch aviation pioneer/founder (KLM), dies at 64 in the year 1953.  

Dec 31   On this day in history hulan Jack sworn in as Manhattan Borough president  

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Jan 03   On this day in history birth of angelo Parisi, France, heavyweight judo (Olympic-gold-1980)  

Jan 04   Norberto Alonso, Argentine footballer was born in the year 1953.  

Jan 05   Pamela Sue Martin, Westport Ct, actress (Nancy Drew, Fallon-Dynasty) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of steve Archer, American singer (The Archers)  

Jan 05   Mike Rann, Australian politician was born in the year 1953.  

Jan 05   George Tenet, American CIA director was born in the year 1953.  

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

Jan 07   On this day in history birth of earl Wilber Force "Wire" Lindo, rocker (Bob Marley & the Wailers)  

Jan 01   In the year 1953 hank Williams, country singer (Cold Cold Heart), dies at 29  

Jan 04   In the year 1953 arthur Hoyt, actor (Gold Rush Gertie, Lost World), dies at 78  

Jan 07   In the year 1953 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   In the year 1953 theo Mackeben, German pianist/composer (Golden Cage), dies at 56  

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.