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Centuries: 19th century - 20th century - 21st century Decades: 1920s  1930s  1940s  - 1950s -  1960s  1970s  1980s Years: 1950 1951 1952 - 1953 - 1954 1955 1956 1953 by topic: Subject:      Archaeology - Architecture - Art Aviation - Film - Literature (Poetry) Meteorology - Music (Country) Rail transport - Radio - Science Sports - Television Countries:      Australia - Canada - India - Ireland Malaysia - New Zealand - Norway - Pakistan - Singapore South Africa - Soviet Union - UK - Wales - Zimbabwe Leaders:    Sovereign states - State leaders Religious leaders - Law Categories: Births - Deaths - Works - Introductions Establishments - Disestablishments - Awards v • d • e Year 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. These pages contain the trends of millennia and centuries. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999 in the... 20XX redirects here. ... This is a list of decades which have articles with more information about them. ... The 1920s they were sexy referred to as the Jazz Age or the Roaring Twenties, usually applied to America. ... The 1930s were described as an abrupt shift to more radical and conservative lifestyles, as countries were struggling to find a solution to the Great Depression, also known as the [[. In East Asia, the rise of militarism occurred. ... The 1940s decade ran from 1940 to 1949. ... The 1950s decade refers to the years 1950 to 1959 inclusive. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from 1960 to 1969. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, also called The Seventies. ... The 1980s refers to the years from 1980 to 1989. ... This page indexes the individual years pages. ... Year 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1952 (MCMLII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar). ... A car from 1956 Year 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1953 in archaeology // Explorations Excavations Finds Events 21 November: Piltdown Man shown to be a hoax Publications Births Deaths See also List of years in archaeology 1952 in archaeology 1954 in archaeology Categories: 1953 | Years in archaeology ... See also: 1952 in architecture, other events of 1953, 1954 in architecture and the architecture timeline. ... See also: 1952 in art - Other events of 1953 - 1954 in art - List of years in art // Events Works Milton Menasco - La Troienne and Her Foals: Eighteen Vignettes and One Painting Together in One Frame for John Whitney Exhibitions Births April 24 - Eric Bogosian, performance artist date unknown - Kevin O... This is a list of aviation-related events from 1953: Events The first year in which the worlds airlines carried more than 50 million people (ICAO statement, 29 December) January January 26 - The first meeting of the Experimental Aircraft Association takes place at Milwaukee, Wisconsins Curtis-Wright Field. ... The year 1953 in film involved some significant events. ... See also: 1952 in literature, other events of 1953, 1954 in literature, list of years in literature. ... // George Plimpton, Peter Matthiessen and Harold L. Humes found The Paris Review. ... See also: 1952 in music, other events of 1953, 1954 in music, 1950s in music and the list of years in music // Events Arthur Bliss replaces Arnold Bax as Master of the Queens Musick. ... See also: 1952 in country music, 1953 in music, other events of 1953, 1954 in country music, 1950s in music and the List of years in Country Music // Events January 1 - Hank Williams, due to play a New Years Day show in Canton, [[Ohio], dies sometime after midnight in... This article will list events related to rail transport that occurred in 1953. ... See also: Other events of 1953 List of years in science . ... See also 1952 in Wales, other events of 1953, 1954 in Wales and the list of years in Wales. ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... 1952 state leaders - Events of 1953 - 1954 state leaders - State leaders by year See also: List of religious leaders in 1953 List of international organization leaders in 1953 Africa Liberia - William V.S. Tubman, President of Liberia (1944-1971) South Africa Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of South Africa (1952-1961... 1952 religious leaders - Events of 1953 - 1954 religious leaders - Religious leaders by year See also: List of state leaders in 1953 List of colonial governors in 1953 // Pope Pius XII Roman Catholic Church - Pius XII, Pope (1939-1958) Russian Orthodox Church - Patriarch Alexius I(1945–1970) Indian Orthodox Church - Baselious... Roman numerals are a numeral system originating in ancient Rome, adapted from Etruscan numerals. ... This is the calendar for any common year starting on Thursday (dominical letter D). ... For the calendar of religious holidays and periods, see liturgical year. ... Contents: Events of 1953 -  Jan. . Feb. . March . April -  May . June . July  .  Aug. -  Sept. . Oct. . Nov. .  Dec. -  Undated . Ongoing Births Deaths Nobel prizes Ship events See also -  Notes -  External links [edit] Events of 1953 [edit] January January 7 - President Harry S. Truman announces the United States has developed a hydrogen bomb. January 12 - Estonian émigrés found a government in exile in Oslo. January 14 Marshal Josip Broz Tito chosen President of Yugoslavia CIA-sponsored Robertson Panel first meets to discuss the UFO phenomenon. January 15 - Georg Dertinger, foreign minister of East Germany, is arrested for spying. January 19 - 68% of all television sets in the United States are tuned in to I Love Lucy to watch Lucy give birth. January 20 - Change of US presidency from Harry S. Truman (1945-1953) to Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953-1961). January 22 - The Crucible, a drama by Arthur Miller, opens on Broadway. January 24 – Mau Mau rebels in Kenya kill Ruck family – father, mother and a 6-year-old son. January 26 - Walter Ulbricht announces that the agriculture will be collectivized in East Germany. January 28 - Derek Bentley is executed for murder in Wandsworth Prison. January 31-February 1 - North Sea flood of 1953 kills 1,835 people in the southwestern Netherlands (especially Zeeland), 307 in the United Kingdom and several hundred at sea, including 132 on the ferry Princess Victoria in the Irish Sea. is the 7th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Circuit Courts of Appeal District Courts Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Atlas  US Government Portal      For other uses, see President of the United States (disambiguation). ... For other persons named Harry Truman, see Harry Truman (disambiguation). ... The mushroom cloud of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, Japan, in 1945 lifted nuclear fallout some 18 km (60,000 feet) above the epicenter. ... is the 12th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Émigré is a French term that shows how Martin B. loves stephanie. ... The Estonian Government in Exile [1] refers to the formally declared governmental authority of the Republic of Estonia in exile, existing from 1953 until the reestablishment of Estonian sovereignty over Estonian territory in 1992. ... This article is about the capital of Norway. ... is the 14th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Tito redirects here. ... Motto Brotherhood and Unity Anthem Hey, Slavs Capital Belgrade Language(s) Serbo-Croatian (spoken throughout the territory), Slovenian, Macedonian, Albanian, Hungarian (all official), and languages of other nationalities. ... The Robertson Panel was a committee commissioned by the Central Intelligence Agency in 1952 in response to widespread Unidentified Flying Object reports, especially in the Washington DC area. ... UFO can mean: Unidentified flying object United Future Organization, a Japanese-Brazilian electronic jazz band UFO, the rock band that previously featured Michael Schenker UFO, the Gerry Anderson TV series United Farmers of Ontario, a political party that formed the government in Ontario from 1919 to 1923 U.F.O... is the 15th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Georg Dertinger(25 December 1902-21 January 1968) was a German politician from the German Democratic Republic (East Germany). ... This article is about the state which existed from 1949 to 1990. ... is the 19th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... I Love Lucy is a popular American situation comedy, starring Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance and William Frawley. ... is the 20th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Circuit Courts of Appeal District Courts Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Atlas  US Government Portal      For other uses, see President of the United States (disambiguation). ... For other persons named Harry Truman, see Harry Truman (disambiguation). ... Year 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... Dwight David Eisenhower, born David Dwight Eisenhower (October 14, 1890 – March 28, 1969), nicknamed Ike, was a five-star General in the United States Army and U.S. politician, who served as the thirty-fourth President of the United States (1953–1961). ... Year 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 22nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Crucible (disambiguation). ... Arthur Bob Miller (October 17, 1915 – February 10, 2005) was an American playwright and essayist. ... For other uses of Broadway, see Broadway. ... is the 24th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Mau Mau Uprising was an insurgency by Kenyan rebels against the British colonial administration from 1952 to 1960. ... is the 26th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Walter Ulbricht (June 30, 1893 – August 1, 1973) was a German communist statesman. ... Collective farming is an organizational unit in agriculture in which peasants are not paid wages, but rather receive a share of the farms net output. ... This article is about the state which existed from 1949 to 1990. ... is the 28th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Derek William Bentley (30 June 1933 – 28 January 1953) was hanged at the age of 19 for a murder committed by a friend, creating a cause célèbre and leading to a 45-year-long successful campaign to win him a posthumous pardon. ... HM Prison Wandsworth is a prison in Wandsworth in south London, England. ... is the 31st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 32nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... The North Sea flood of 1953 and the associated storm combined to create a major natural disaster which affected the coastlines of the Netherlands and England on the night of 31 January 1953 – 1 February 1953. ... Capital Middelburg Largest city Terneuzen Queens Commissioner Karla Peijs Religion (1999) Protestant 35% Catholic 23% Area  â€¢ Land  â€¢ Water   1,788 km² (10th) 1,146 km² Population (2006)  â€¢ Total  â€¢ Density 380,186 (11th) 213/km² (10th) Anthem Zeeuws volkslied ISO NL-ZE Official website www. ... The ferryboat Dongan Hills, filled with commuters, about to dock at a New York City pier, circa 1945. ... The MV Princess Victoria sank on 31 January 1953 in the North Channel. ... Relief map of the Irish Sea. ... [edit] February February 1 - Surge of North Sea Flood of 1953 continues from the previous day. February 5 - The movie Peter Pan premieres (Roxy Theatre, New York City). February 11 President Eisenhower refuses clemency appeal for Ethel and Julius Rosenberg. The Soviet Union breaks diplomatic relations with Israel. February 13 - Transsexual Christine Jorgenson returns to New York after successful sexual reassignment surgery in Denmark. February 16 - Pakistan Academy of Sciences established in Pakistan. February 18 - The first 3D film, Bwana Devil opens. February 19 - Censorship: Georgia approves the first literature censorship board in the United States. February 28 - James D. Watson and Francis Crick announce that they have discovered the structure of the DNA molecule. is the 32nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... The North Sea flood of 1953 and the associated storm combined to create a major natural disaster which affected the coastlines of the Netherlands and England on the night of 31 January 1953 – 1 February 1953. ... is the 36th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Peter Pan is the fourteenth animated feature in the Disney animated features canon. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... is the 42nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Dwight David Eisenhower, born David Dwight Eisenhower (October 14, 1890 – March 28, 1969), nicknamed Ike, was a five-star General in the United States Army and U.S. politician, who served as the thirty-fourth President of the United States (1953–1961). ... The Rosenbergs Ethel Greenglass Rosenberg (September 28, 1915 – June 19, 1953) and Julius Rosenberg (May 12, 1918 – June 19, 1953) were American citizens and CPUSA members who were thrust into the world spotlight when they were tried, convicted, and executed for spying for the Soviet Union. ... is the 44th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... A transsexual (sometimes transexual) person establishes a permanent identity with the opposite gender to their assigned (usually at birth) sex. ... Christine Jorgensen (May 30, 1926–May 3, 1989), born George Jorgensen, Jr. ... Sex reassignment surgery (SRS) includes the surgical procedures by which a persons physical appearance and function of their existing sexual characteristics are changed to that of the other sex. ... is the 47th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Pakistan Academy of Sciences was established in 1953. ... is the 49th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... In film, the term 3-D (or 3D) is used to describe any visual presentation system that attempts to maintain or recreate moving images of the third dimension, the illusion of depth as seen by the viewer. ... Bwana Devil is a 1952 drama written, directed, and produced by Arch Oboler. ... [[Media:Italic text]]{| style=float:right; |- | |- | |} is the 50th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Censor. ... For other uses, see Literature (disambiguation). ... is the 59th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... James Dewey Watson (born April 6, 1928) is an American molecular biologist, best known as one of the co-discoverers of the structure of DNA. Watson, Francis Crick, and Maurice Wilkins were awarded the 1962 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their discoveries concerning the molecular structure of nucleic... Francis Harry Compton Crick OM FRS (8 June 1916 – 28 July 2004), (Ph. ... [edit] March March 1 Joseph Stalin suffers a stroke and collapses after an all-night dinner with Soviet Union interior minister Lavrenty Beria and future premiers Georgi Malenkov, Nikolai Bulganin and Nikita Khrushchev. The stroke paralyzed the right side of his body. Bernard Freyberg, 1st Baron Freyberg made the deputy constable and lieutenant governor of Windsor Castle. March 5 - Joseph Stalin dies after 26 years of ruling the Soviet Union. Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev also dies on this day. March 6 - Georgy Maksimilianovich Malenkov succeeds Joseph Stalin as Premier and First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. March 13 - United Nations Security Council nominates Dag Hammarskjöld as United Nations Secretary General March 14 - Nikita Khruschev selected general secretary of the Soviet communist party. March 17 - Nuclear test in Nevada - with 1620 spectators at 3.4 km (2.1 miles). March 18 - An earthquake hits western Turkey killing 250. March 24 - Death of Queen Mary March 24 - Death of Paul Couturier, architect of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity March 25-26 - Lari Massacre in Kenya - Mau Mau rebels kill up to 150 kikuyu natives. March 26 - Jonas Salk announces his polio vaccine. is the 60th day of the year (61st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Josef Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili (Georgian: , Ioseb Besarionis Dze Jughashvili; Russian: , Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili) (December 18 [O.S. December 6] 1878[1] – March 5, 1953), better known by his adopted name, Joseph Stalin (alternatively transliterated Josef Stalin), was General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Unions Central Committee from... For other uses, see Stroke (disambiguation). ... Lavrenty Beria Lavrentiy Pavlovich Beria (Georgian: ლავრენტი ბერია; Russian: Лаврентий Павлович Берия; (29 March 1899 – 23 December 1953), was a Soviet politician and chief of the Soviet security and police apparatus. ... Georgy Malenkov Georgy Maximilianovich Malenkov (Гео́ргий Максимилиа́нович Маленко́в) (GHYOR-ghee mah-leen-KOF) (January 13 [January 8, Old Style], 1902 - January 14, 1988) was a Soviet politician and Communist Party leader, and a close collaborator of Joseph Stalin. ... Nikolai Alexandrovich Bulganin (Russian: , Nikolaj Aleksandrovič Bulganin; June 11 [O.S. May 30] 1895 – February 24, 1975) was a prominent Soviet politician, who served as Minister of Defense (1953-55) and Prime Minister (1955-58). ... Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev (Russian: , Nikita Sergeevič Chruščiov; IPA: , in English, , or , occasionally ); surname more accurately romanized as Khrushchyov[1]; April 17 [O.S. April 5] 1894[2]–September 11, 1971) was the chief director of the Soviet Union after the death of Joseph Stalin. ... Paralysis is the complete loss of muscle function for one or more muscle groups. ... Lieutenant-General Bernard Cyril Freyberg, 1st Baron Freyberg, VC, GCMG, KCB, KBE, DSO and three Bars (March 21, 1889 — July 4, 1963), arguably New Zealands most famous soldier and military commander, also served as Governor-General of New Zealand. ... This article is about the castle in Windsor. ... This article is about the day. ... Josef Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili (Georgian: , Ioseb Besarionis Dze Jughashvili; Russian: , Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili) (December 18 [O.S. December 6] 1878[1] – March 5, 1953), better known by his adopted name, Joseph Stalin (alternatively transliterated Josef Stalin), was General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Unions Central Committee from... Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev (Russian: , Sergej Sergejevič Prokofijev; April 27 (April 151 O.S.), 1891–March 5, 1953) was a Russian and Soviet composer who mastered numerous musical genres and came to be admired as one of the greatest composers of the 20th century. ... is the 65th day of the year (66th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Georgy Malenkov Georgy Maximilianovich Malenkov (Гео́ргий Максимилиа́нович Маленко́в) (GHYOR-ghee mah-leen-KOF) (January 13 [January 8, Old Style], 1902 - January 14, 1988) was a Soviet politician and Communist Party leader, and a close collaborator of Joseph Stalin. ... Josef Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili (Georgian: , Ioseb Besarionis Dze Jughashvili; Russian: , Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili) (December 18 [O.S. December 6] 1878[1] – March 5, 1953), better known by his adopted name, Joseph Stalin (alternatively transliterated Josef Stalin), was General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Unions Central Committee from... Premier of the Soviet Union is the commonly used English term for the offices of Chairman of the Council of Peoples Commissars of the USSR (Председатель Совета Народных Комиссаров СССР; Predsedatel Soveta Narodnykh Komissarov SSSR) (1923-1946) and Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the USSR (Председатель Совета Министров СССР; Predsedatel Soveta Ministrov SSSR) (1946-1991), who... The Communist Party of the Soviet Union (Russian: Коммунисти́ческая Па́ртия Сове́тского Сою́за, transliterated Kommunisticheskaya Partiya Sovetskogo Soyuza, acronym: КПСС (KPSS)) was the ruling political party in the Soviet Union. ... is the 72nd day of the year (73rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... “Security Council” redirects here. ... Dag Hjalmar Agne Carl Hammarskjöld ( ) (July 29, 1905 – September 18, 1961) was a Swedish diplomat and the second Secretary-General of the United Nations. ... The United Nations Secretary-General is the head of the Secretariat, one of the principal divisions of the United Nations. ... is the 73rd day of the year (74th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Nikita Khrushchev in 1962 Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev (Russian: Ники́та Серге́евич Хрущёв) (nih-KEE-tah khroo-SHCHYOFF) (April 17, 1894 – September 11, 1971) was the leader of the Soviet Union after the death of Joseph Stalin. ... is the 76th day of the year (77th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... A nuclear test explosion is an experiment involving the detonation of a nuclear weapon. ... This article is about the U.S. State of Nevada. ... is the 77th day of the year (78th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the natural seismic phenomenon. ... is the 83rd day of the year (84th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Mary of Teck (Victoria Mary Augusta Louise Olga Pauline Claudine Agnes; 26 May 1867 – 24 March 1953) was the Queen Consort of George V. Queen Mary was also the Empress of India. ... is the 83rd day of the year (84th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Paul Irénée Couturier (1881-1953) was a French priest and a promoter of the concept of Christian unity. ... The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is an international Christian ecumenical observance kept annually between 18 January and 25 January. ... is the 84th day of the year (85th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... March 26 is the 85th day of the year (86th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Mau Mau Uprising was an insurgency by Kenyan rebels against the British colonial administration from 1952 to 1960. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... March 26 is the 85th day of the year (86th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Jonas Edward Salk (October 28, 1914 – June 23, 1995) was an American biologist and physician best known for the research and development of the first effective polio vaccine (the eponymous Salk vaccine). ... Poliomyelitis (polio), or infantile paralysis, is a viral paralytic disease. ... A vaccine is an antigenic preparation used to establish immunity to a disease. ... [edit] April April 7 - Dag Hammarskjöld is elected United Nations Secretary General. April 8 – Jomo Kenyatta is sentenced for seven years in prison for alleged organization of Mau Mau Rebellion. April 10 – Melbourne Knights is founded as Croatia SC in Melbourne April 13 - Ian Fleming publishes his first James Bond novel, Casino Royale in the United Kingdom. April 25 - Francis Crick and James D. Watson publish their description of the double helix structure of DNA.(::Watson, J. D. and Crick, F. H. C. (1953). Molecular structure of nucleic acids: a structure for deoxyribose nucleic acid. Nature 171, 737-738.) April 7 is the 97th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (98th in leap years). ... Dag Hjalmar Agne Carl Hammarskjöld ( ) (July 29, 1905 – September 18, 1961) was a Swedish diplomat and the second Secretary-General of the United Nations. ... The United Nations Secretary-General is the head of the Secretariat, one of the principal divisions of the United Nations. ... April 8 is the 98th day of the year (99th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Jomo Kenyatta (October 20, 1889 – August 22, 1978) served as the first Prime Minister (1963–1964) and President (1964–1978) of Kenya. ... The Mau Mau Uprising was an insurgency by Kenyan rebels against the British colonial administration from 1952 to 1960. ... is the 100th day of the year (101st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Melbourne Knights Soccer Club is a football (soccer) club representing Melbourne in the Victorian Premier League (VPL), and is a two-time championship winner in the now defunct National Soccer League (NSL). ... is the 103rd day of the year (104th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the author. ... This article is about the spy series. ... Casino Royale by Ian Fleming was the first James Bond novel. ... is the 115th day of the year (116th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Francis Harry Compton Crick OM FRS (8 June 1916 – 28 July 2004), (Ph. ... James Dewey Watson (born April 6, 1928) is an American molecular biologist, best known as one of the co-discoverers of the structure of DNA. Watson, Francis Crick, and Maurice Wilkins were awarded the 1962 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their discoveries concerning the molecular structure of nucleic... The Double-Helix are an alien race in the Wing Commander science fiction series. ... The structure of part of a DNA double helix Deoxyribonucleic acid, or DNA, is a nucleic acid molecule that contains the genetic instructions used in the development and functioning of all known living organisms. ... [edit] May Mount Everest. May 2 Hussein is crowned King of Jordan. 38-year-old Stanley Matthews is finally on the winning side in the FA Cup, in his third final. 5 May - Aldous Huxley first tries the psychedelic hallucinogen mescaline, inspiring his book The Doors of Perception. May 9 – France agrees to the provisional independence of Cambodia with the king Norodom Sihanouk. May 10 - Town of Chemnitz in East Germany becomes Karl Marx Stadt. May 11 - The 1953 Waco tornado outbreak: A F5 tornado hits in the downtown section of Waco, Texas killing 114. May 18 - At Rogers Dry Lake, California Jackie Cochran becomes the first woman to break the sound barrier (she flew in a F-86 Sabrejet at an average speed of 652.337 miles-per-hour). May 25 - Nuclear testing: At the Nevada Test Site, the United States conducts its first and only nuclear artillery test. May 29 - Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay perform the first successful ascent to the summit of Mount Everest. Sagarmatha (Mount Everest) as seen from Kala Pattar The image copyright owner, Craig Knelsen, hereby agrees to the licensing terms of the GFDL for use on Wikipedia. ... Sagarmatha (Mount Everest) as seen from Kala Pattar The image copyright owner, Craig Knelsen, hereby agrees to the licensing terms of the GFDL for use on Wikipedia. ... Everest redirects here. ... is the 122nd day of the year (123rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Hussein I bin Talal, King of Jordan (Arabic: ‎ ; November 14, 1935 – February 7, 1999). ... The Jordanian monarchy was set up in 1921, with help from the British. ... Sir Stanley Matthews, CBE (February 1, 1915 - February 23, 2000) was a football player. ... This article is about the English FA Cup. ... The 1953 FA Cup Final, also known as the Matthews Final, was a football match that became famous for the performance of Blackpool winger Stanley Matthews, after whom it was named. ... is the 125th day of the year (126th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Aldous Leonard Huxley (July 26, 1894 – November 22, 1963) was an English writer and one of the most prominent members of the famous Huxley family. ... For psychedelics, see psychedelic drug. ... Hallucinogenic drug - drugs that can alter sensory perceptions. ... Mescaline (3,4,5-trimethoxyphenethylamine) is a psychedelic alkaloid of the phenethylamine class. ... The Doors of Perception is a 1954 book by Aldous Huxley detailing his experiences when taking mescaline. ... is the 129th day of the year (130th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Time in office: Apr. ... is the 130th day of the year (131st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Chemnitz (Sorbian/Lusatian Kamjenica, 1953-1990 called Karl-Marx-Stadt; Czech: Saská Kamenice) is a city in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. ... This article is about the state which existed from 1949 to 1990. ... is the 131st day of the year (132nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... F-scale redirects here. ... For the Branch Davidian siege in Waco, Texas, see Waco Siege. ... is the 138th day of the year (139th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Edwards Air Force Base (IATA: EDW, ICAO: KEDW) is a USAF airbase located on the border of Kern County and Los Angeles County, California in the Antelope Valley, 7 miles (11 km) due East of Rosamond, USA at . ... Jacqueline Cochran Jacqueline Cochran (born Bessie Lee Pittman on May 11, 1906, died August 7, 1980), was a pioneer American aviatrix. ... U.S. Navy F/A-18 at transonic speed. ... The first proposals for the North American Aviation F-86 Sabre were made in 1944, but construction was not begun until after World War II. Many elements of German jet design were implemented in the Sabre, after the American liberation troops captured a number of working Messerschmitt Me 262 experimental... is the 145th day of the year (146th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Preparation for an underground nuclear test at the Nevada Test Site in the 1980s. ... The Nevada Test Site is a United States Department of Energy reservation located in Nye County, Nevada, about 65 miles (105 km) northwest of the City of Las Vegas, near . ... A nuclear artillery shell is a limited yield nuclear weapon delivered by artillery. ... is the 149th day of the year (150th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Sir Edmund Percival Hillary, KG, ONZ, KBE (born 20 July 1919) is a New Zealand mountaineer and explorer. ... Tenzing Norgay (May 1914 – 9 May 1986), often referred to as Sherpa Tenzing, was a Nepalese Sherpa mountaineer. ... Everest redirects here. ... [edit] June June 2 - Coronation of Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom at Westminster Abbey. June 7 - General election in Italy. June 8 Flint-Worcester tornado outbreak sequence: A tornado hits in Flint, Michigan and kills 115. This is the last tornado to claim more than 100 lives. Austria and Soviet Union form diplomatic relations. June 9 CIA Technical Services Staff head Sidney Gottlieb approves of the use of LSD in a MKULTRA subproject. Flint-Worcester Tornadoes: A tornado spawned from the same storm system as the Flint tornado hits in Worcester, Massachusetts killing 94. June 12 - Currency reform causes riots in Czechoslovakia. June 13 - Hungarian Prime Minister Mátyás Rákosi is replaced by Imre Nagy. June 16 - Soviet Union and Yugoslavia form diplomatic relations. June 17 - Workers Uprising: In East Germany, the Soviet Union orders a division of troops into East Berlin to quell a rebellion. June 18 - Egypt declares a republic. June 19 - Execution of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg. June 21 - Birth of Benazir Bhutto June 30 - The first Chevrolet Corvette is built at Flint (Michigan). is the 153rd day of the year (154th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... A asses is a ceremony marking the investment of a monarch with regal power through, amongst other symbolic acts, the placement of a crown upon his or her head. ... Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor; born 21 April 1926) is Queen of sixteen sovereign states, holding each crown and title equally. ... The Collegiate Church of St Peter, Westminster, which is almost always referred to by its original name of Westminster Abbey, is a mainly Gothic church, on the scale of a cathedral (and indeed often mistaken for one), in Westminster, London, just to the west of the Palace of Westminster. ... is the 158th day of the year (159th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Italian general elections of 1953 were held on 1953-06-07. ... is the 159th day of the year (160th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the weather phenomenon. ... Nickname: Location of Flint within Genesee County, Michigan. ... This page is about negotiations; for the board game, see Diplomacy (game). ... is the 160th day of the year (161st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... CIA redirects here. ... Technical Services Staff is the United States Central Intelligence Agency component responsible for providing supporting gadgets, disguises, forgeries, secret writings, and weapons. ... Sidney Gottlieb Sidney Gottlieb (August 3, 1918 – March 7, 1999) was an American chemist probably best-known for his involvement with the Central Intelligence Agency mind control program (MKULTRA). ... Lysergic acid diethylamide, commonly called LSD, LSD-25, or acid. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... For other uses, see Worcester (disambiguation). ... is the 163rd day of the year (164th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 164th day of the year (165th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Portrait of Mátyás Rákosi Mátyás Rákosi (born March 14, 1892 as Mátyás Rosenfeld –February 5, 1971) was a Hungarian politician and the leader of Hungary from 1945 to 1956 through his post as General Secretary of the Hungarian Communist Party. ... Imre Nagy. ... is the 167th day of the year (168th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Yugoslavia (Jugoslavija in the Latin alphabet, Југославија in Cyrillic; English: South Slavia, or literary The Land of South Slavs) describes three political entities that existed one at a time on the Balkan Peninsula in Europe, during most of the 20th century. ... This page is about negotiations; for the board game, see Diplomacy (game). ... is the 168th day of the year (169th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Protestors marching through the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin The Uprising of 1953 in East Germany took place in June and July 1953. ... This article is about the state which existed from 1949 to 1990. ... Symbol of the Polish 1st Legions Infantry Division in NATO code A division is a large military unit or formation usually consisting of around ten to twenty thousand soldiers. ... East Berlin was the name given to the eastern part of Berlin between 1949 and 1990. ... Look up rebellion in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... is the 169th day of the year (170th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Look up republic in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... is the 170th day of the year (171st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Julius Rosenberg (May 12, 1918 – June 19, 1953) and Ethel Greenglass Rosenberg (September 28, 1915 – June 19, 1953) were American Communists who received international attention when they were executed for passing nuclear weapons secrets to the Soviet Union. ... is the 172nd day of the year (173rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Benazir Bhutto (Urdu: بینظیر بھٹو, IPA: ; Sindhi:بینظیر ڀُٽو ) (born 21 June 1953 in Karachi) is a Pakistani politician who became the first elected woman to lead a post-colonial Muslim state. ... is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Chevrolet Corvette is a sports car that has been manufactured by Chevrolet since 1953. ... [edit] July July 4 - Strikes and riots in coal mining regions in Poland July 5 - First meeting of the assembly of the European Economic Community in Strasbourg, France. July 10 – Soviet official paper Pravda announces that Lavrenti Beria has been deposed from his positions as a head of NKVD. July 26 - Fidel Castro and his brother lead a disastrous assault on the Moncada Barracks - preliminary to the Cuban Revolution. July 26 - Short Creek Raid on polygynous Mormon sect July 27 - Korean War ends: The United States, People's Republic of China, North Korea, and South Korea sign an armistice agreement. is the 185th day of the year (186th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Teamsters, armed with pipes, riot in a clash with riot police in the Minneapolis Teamsters Strike of 1934. ... Surface coal mining in Wyoming in the United States of America. ... is the 186th day of the year (187th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The European Community (EC), most important of three European Communities, was originally founded on March 25, 1957 by the signing of the Treaty of Rome under the name of European Economic Community. ... For other uses, see Strasburg. ... is the 191st day of the year (192nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Pravda (disambiguation). ... Lavrenty Beria Lavrenty Pavlovich Beria (Russian: Лавре́нтий Па́влович Бе́рия) (29 March 1899 - 23 December 1953), Soviet politician and police chief, is remembered chiefly as the executor of Joseph Stalins Great Purge of the 1930s, although in fact he presided only over the closing stages of the Purge. ... The NKVD (Narodny Komissariat Vnutrennikh Del  ) (Russian: , ) or Peoples Commissariat for Internal Affairs was the leading secret police organization of the Soviet Union that was responsible for political repressions during Stalinism. ... is the 207th day of the year (208th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (born on August 13, 1926) is the current President of Cuba but on indefinite medical hiatus. ... The factual accuracy of this article is disputed. ... Belligerents 26th of July Movement Cuba Commanders Fidel Castro Che Guevara Raul Castro Fulgencio Batista The Cuban Revolution refers to the revolution that led to the overthrow of General Fulgencio Batistas regime on January 1, 1959 by the 26th of July Movement and other revolutionary elements within the country. ... is the 207th day of the year (208th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Short Creek raid is the name given to Arizona state police and U.S. National Guard action against Mormon fundamentalists that took place on the morning of July 26, 1953 at Short Creek, Arizona. ... This article is about the history and use of the word Mormon. For information about the religious beliefs and culture of Mormons, see Mormonism. ... is the 208th day of the year (209th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Belligerents United Nations: Republic of Korea Australia Belgium Canada Colombia Ethiopia France Greece Luxembourg Netherlands New Zealand Philippines South Africa Thailand Turkey United Kingdom United States Naval Support and Military Servicing/Repairs: Japan Medical staff: Denmark Italy Norway India Sweden DPR Korea PR China Soviet Union Commanders Syngman Rhee Chung... A white flag is traditionally used to represent a truce. ... [edit] August August 5 - Operation Big Switch, operation to repatriate prisoners of war after the Korean War. August 7 - Ohio admitted as a U. S. state, retroactive to 1803. August 8 - Soviet prime minister Georgi Malenkov announces that Soviet Union has a hydrogen bomb. August 11 - A magnitude 7.2 earthquake totally devastates most of the Ionian Sea islands in Greece's worst natural disaster in centuries. August 13 - 4 million workers go on strike in France to protest austerity measures. August 17 - Addiction: First meeting of Narcotics Anonymous in Southern California, see October 5. August 18 - Kinsey report is issued. August 19 - Cold War: The CIA helps to overthrow the government of Mohammed Mossadegh in Iran and retain Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi on the throne (see: Operation Ajax). August 20 French government oust the sultan of Morocco and exiles him to Corsica. The United States gives West Germany 382 ships it had captured during World War II. August 25 - General strike ends in France. is the 217th day of the year (218th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Operation Big Switch was the repatriation of all remaining prisoners of the Korean War. ... Geneva Convention definition A prisoner of war (POW) is a soldier, sailor, airman, or marine who is imprisoned by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict. ... Belligerents United Nations: Republic of Korea Australia Belgium Canada Colombia Ethiopia France Greece Luxembourg Netherlands New Zealand Philippines South Africa Thailand Turkey United Kingdom United States Naval Support and Military Servicing/Repairs: Japan Medical staff: Denmark Italy Norway India Sweden DPR Korea PR China Soviet Union Commanders Syngman Rhee Chung... is the 219th day of the year (220th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the U.S. State. ... A U.S. state is any one of the 50 states which have membership of the federation known as the United States of America (USA or U.S.). The separate state governments and the U.S. federal government share sovereignty. ... 1803 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... is the 220th day of the year (221st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Georgy Malenkov Georgy Maximilianovich Malenkov (Гео́ргий Максимилиа́нович Маленко́в) (GHYOR-ghee mah-leen-KOF) (January 13 [January 8, Old Style], 1902 - January 14, 1988) was a Soviet politician and Communist Party leader, and a close collaborator of Joseph Stalin. ... The mushroom cloud of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, Japan, in 1945 lifted nuclear fallout some 18 km (60,000 feet) above the epicenter. ... is the 223rd day of the year (224th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the natural seismic phenomenon. ... The Ionian Sea. ... is the 225th day of the year (226th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Austerity is a term from economics that describes a policy where nations reduce living standards, curtail development projects, and generally shift the revenue stream out of the physical economy, in order to satisfy the demands of creditors. ... is the 229th day of the year (230th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Heroin bottle An addiction is a recurring compulsion by an individual to engage in some specific activity, despite harmful consequences to the individuals health, mental state or social life. ... This article is about the 12-step program of Narcotics Anonymous (NA). ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... For other uses, see 5th October (Serbia). ... is the 230th day of the year (231st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Kinsey Reports are two controversial books on human sexual behaviour, Sexual Behavior in the Human Male (1948) and Sexual Behavior in the Human Female (1953), by Dr. Alfred C. Kinsey, Wardell Pomeroy and others. ... is the 231st day of the year (232nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Cold War (disambiguation). ... The CIA Seal The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is an American intelligence agency, responsible for obtaining and analyzing information about foreign governments, corporations, and individuals, and reporting such information to the various branches of the U.S. Government. ... An overthrow or coup is a term referring to a change in government, whereby a leader or party is removed from power, often through the use of force. ... Dr. Mohammad Mossadegh Mohammed Mossadegh ( )(Persian: ‎ ​, also Mosaddegh or Mosaddeq) (19 May 1882 - 5 March 1967) was the democratically elected[1] prime minister of Iran from 1951 to 1953. ... Shah or Shahzad is a Persian term for a monarch (ruler) that has been adopted in many other languages. ... Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran (Persian: ) (October 26, 1919, Tehran – July 27, 1980, Cairo), styled His Imperial Majesty, and holding the imperial tit