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‘For history does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or the timid.’
1953
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Dwight D. Eisenhower 34th U.S. President Served Jan. 20, 1953 – Jan. 20, 1961
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Richard Nixon
36th U.S. Vice President Served Jan. 20, 1953 – Jan. 20, 1961
World events
• Marshal Josip Broz Tito is chosen president of Yugoslavia on Jan. 14. • Greece, Turkey and Yugoslavia form the Baltic Pact on Feb. 28. • Joseph Stalin dies March 5 after suffering a stroke March 1. He is succeeded by Goergy Malenkov, who would battle with Nikita Khrushchev for control until 1955.
• Ian Fleming publishes his first James Bond novel, “Casino Royal,” on April 13. • Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay become the first men to reach the summit of Mt. Everest on May 29. • Queen Elizabeth II is coronated June 2 at Westminster Abbey. • The Soviet Union sends troops to East Berlin on June 17 to quell the Workers Uprising. • Egypt declares itself a republic June 18. • Armed conflict in the Korean War ends July 27 with the signing of the Korean Armistice Agreement.
Hugh Hefner launches “Playboy.”
• The CIA helps overthrow the Iranian government Aug. 19 and leaves Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi in power. • David Ben-Gurion resigns Nov. 5 as prime minister of Israel. • President Eisenhower delivers his “Atoms for Peace” adress to the United Nations on Dec. 8.
U.S. News
• More than 70 percent of all televisions in the U.S. are turned to “I Love Lucy” on Jan. 19 to watch the birth of Little Ricky — setting a record that still stands today. • Georgia approves the first literature censorship board in the U.S. on Feb. 19. • Mickey Mantle hits a 565-foot home run at Griffith Stadium in Washington, D.C., on April 17 — believed to be the longest home run in baseball history by many historians.
“From Here to Eternity” tops the box office.
• An F5 tornado hits Waco, Tex., on May 11, killing 114 people. • The second Kinsey Report, “Sexual Behavior in the Human Female,” is published Aug. 18. • President Eisenhower appoints Earl Warren as Chief Justice of the United States on Oct. 5. • Hugh Hefner publishes the first issue of “Playboy” magazine Dec. 1.
Technology
• President Harry Truman announces Jan. 7 that the U.S. developed the hydrogen bomb. The Soviets would follow suit Aug. 8. • James Watson and Francis Crick of the University of Cambridge announce their discovery of the DNA molecule on Feb. 28. • The Academy Awards is broadcast on television for the first time March 19. • Jonas Salk announces his polio vaccine March 26. • The first Chevrolet Corvette is built June 30 in Flint, Mich. • The Douglas D-558-2 Skyrocket becomes of the first aircraft to reach Mach 2 on Nov. 20. • The FCC approves color television Dec. 17. The first sets will go on sale Dec. 30.
Movies • • • • • • • • • •
“From Here to Eternity” “Roman Holiday” “Shane” “House of Wax” “The Robe” “Peter Pan” “Stalag 17” “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” “The Moon is Blue” “The Wages of Fear”
Music
BORN THIS YEAR: Kim Basinger, actress (Dec. 8). Above left: Duane Johnson, reality TV star (Feb. 2); Pierce Brosnan, actor (May 16); Cyndi Lauper, pop music star (June 22); Hulk Hogan, wrestler (Aug. 11).
• “The Song from Moulin Rouge (Where is Your Heart),” Percy Faith • “How Much is That Doggy in the Window,” Patti Page • “I’m Walking Behind You,” Eddie Fisher • “That’s Amore,” Dean Martin
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• “I Believe,” Frankie Laine • “Rags to Riches,” Tony Bennett • “Till I Waltz Again With You,” Teresa Brewer • “Pretend,” Nat King Cole
• “May God be With You,” Les Paul and Mary Ford • “Don’t Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes,” Perry Cuomo
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