Page 15: 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   KTVA, Anchorage becomes Alaska's first TV station on this day in history.   

Dec 12   In the year 1953 chuck Yeager reaches Mach 2.43 in Bell X-1A rocket plane   

Dec 13   KOAM TV channel 7 in Pittsburg-Joplin, KS (CBS) begins broadcasting on this day in history.   

Dec 14   Brooklyn Dodgers sign pitcher Sandy Koufax in the year 1953.   

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 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   Dmitri Shostakovitch' 10th Symphony, premieres in Leningrad on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Dec 19   In the year 1953 robert A Millikan, US physicist (Nobel 1923), dies at 85   

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

Dec 21   KOMU TV channel 8 in Columbia, MO (NBC/PBS) begins broadcasting in the year 1953.   

Dec 22   Jack Dunn III, owner of Balt Orioles in Intl League, turns name over to newly relocated St Louis Browns on this day in history.   

Dec 23   On this day in history dodgers 2nd baseman Jim "Junior" Gilliam wins NL Rookie of Year   

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   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   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   Electronics manufacturer Admiral unveils the first color television set for consumers, priced at a modest $1,175 in the year 1953.   

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 on this day in history.   

Dec 31   In the year 1953 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 on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 05   In the year 1953 birth of mike Rann, Australian politician   

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

Jan 07   Agha Zahid, cricketer (open batting for Pak v WI 1975, scored 14 & 1) was born in the year 1953.   

Jan 07   In the year 1953 birth of earl Wilber Force "Wire" Lindo, rocker (Bob Marley & the Wailers)   

Jan 01   Hank Williams, country singer (Cold Cold Heart), dies at 29 in the year 1953.   

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

Jan 07   Osa Johnson, American explorer (b. 1894) died in the year 1953.   

Jan 08   In the year 1953 heinrich Kaspar Schmid, composer, dies at 78   

Jan 09   Hans Aanrud, Norwegian author (Storken), dies at 89 on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1953.   

Jan 12   In the year 1953 simeon Roncal, composer, dies at 82