What happened on Wednesday March 11, 1953?

About March 11th, 1953, in brief:

  • Historical events: During a routine military training exercise, an American B-47 strategic bomber accidentally dropped a nuclear weapon over South Carolina. Fortunately, the bomb did not detonate due to six independent safety mechanisms, narrowly averting a potential catastrophic disaster that could have caused massive destruction and radioactive contamination.
  • Day of the week: March 11th, 1953 was a Wednesday
  • Zodiac Sign: Pisces (in western zodiac), Snake (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: Waning crescent
  • #1 US song: Tell Me A Story by Frankie Laine & Jimmy Boyd
  • #1 UK song: She Wears Red Feathers by Guy Mitchell
  • Popular movie: War of the Worlds directed by Steven Spielberg

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March 11, 1953: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on March 11, 1953:

  • Nuclear Bomb Accidentally Dropped in South Carolina During a routine military training exercise, an American B-47 strategic bomber accidentally dropped a nuclear weapon over South Carolina. Fortunately, the bomb did not detonate due to six independent safety mechanisms, narrowly averting a potential catastrophic disaster that could have caused massive destruction and radioactive contamination.
  • First Woman Army Doctor Commissioned In a significant milestone for gender equality in military medicine, the United States Army commissioned its first female army doctor, breaking traditional gender barriers and paving the way for women's increased participation in military healthcare services.

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March 11, 1953: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

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What day of the week was March 11, 1953?


March 11, 1953 was a Wednesday and it was the 70th day of the year 1953 in the Gregorian calendar.

March 11, 1953 can also be written as 3/11/1953 in the US and as 11/3/1953 in UK and Europe.

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Who was born on March 11, 1953?


Famous people born on March 11, 1953:

  • Jimmy Iovine

    Influential American record producer and entrepreneur who co-founded Interscope Records and Beats Electronics, significantly impacting the...

  • Paul Haggis

    Oscar-winning Canadian filmmaker, screenwriter, and director known for critically acclaimed films like 'Crash' and 'Million Dollar Baby'.

  • Stu Nevitt

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March 11, 1953: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on March 11, 1953 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week March 9th and March 15th. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).

March 11, 1953: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on March 11, 1953 was Tell Me A Story by Frankie Laine & Jimmy Boyd, according to the music chart for the week March 9th and March 15th.

  1. - Tell Me A Story youtube
  2. - Seven Lonely Days youtube

March 11, 1953: What was the number 1 song in the UK on that day?

The number 1 song in the UK on March 11, 1953 was She Wears Red Feathers by Guy Mitchell, according to the music chart for the week March 9th and March 15th.

  1. - She Wears Red Feathers youtube
  2. - Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes youtube
  3. - Outside Of Heaven youtube
  4. - Now youtube
  5. - Because You're Mine youtube
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March 11, 1953: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for March 11th is Pisces.

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Pisces is the 12th sign in the Western Zodiac. People born between February 19th and March 20th belong to the Pisces sign: discover Pisces personality and who should a Pisces marry.

Babies born in March are either Pisces or Aries. People born before March 20th are Pisces, while people born from March 21st have the sign of Aries.

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March 11, 1953: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for March 11, 1953 is Snake and the associated element is Water.

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March 11, 1953: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on March 11, 1953 was Waning crescent.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on March 11, 1953 and is determined by the portion of the Moon's illuminated surface that is visible from Earth.

An observer located in New York City on March 11, 1953 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 10% full, rising at 03:50 am and setting at 02:45 pm.

The previous full moon was on Feb 28, 1953 while the next full moon would come on Mar 30, 1953.

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How old is someone born on March 11, 1953?


Someone born on March 11, 1953 is:

72 years 2 months old,

or 866 months and 3 days old,

or 3766 weeks

or 26362 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on March 11, 1953?

There are 301 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Wednesday March 11th 2026.

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What generation do you belong to if you were born on March 11, 1953?

You belong to the Baby Boomer Generation if you were born on March 11, 1953.

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