Historical Events In 1953
Saturday, 07 September 2024
Dec 11 KTVA TV channel 11 in Anchorage (CBS) becomes Alaska's 1st TV station in the year 1953.
Dec 11 On this day in history 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 In the year 1953 kOAM TV channel 7 in Pittsburg-Joplin, KS (CBS) begins broadcasting
Dec 14 Brooklyn Dodgers sign pitcher Sandy Koufax on this day in history.
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 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 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 on this day in history.
Dec 19 In the year 1953 kFYR TV channel 5 in Bismarck, ND (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting
Dec 19 Robert A Millikan, US physicist (Nobel 1923), dies at 85 on this day in history.
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 On this day in history jack Dunn III, owner of Balt Orioles in Intl League, turns name over to newly relocated St Louis Browns
Dec 23 In the year 1953 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 2 fast express trains crash head-on killing 103 (Czechoslovakia) on this day in history.
Dec 24 On this day in history 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 Detroit Lions beat Cleveland Browns 17-16 in NFL championship game in the year 1953.
Dec 28 In the year 1953 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 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 On this day in history 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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