December 1953 calendar

December 1953
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Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in December 1953.
The US president was Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican), the UK Prime Minister was Sir Winston Churchill (Conservative), Pope Pius XII was leading the Catholic Church.

But much more happened on December 1953: find out below

Historical Events

Which were the important events of December 1953?

Events

01 Dec 1953 WAIM (now WAXA) TV channel 40 in Anderson, SC (IND) 1st broadcast
02 Dec 1953 The United Kingdom and Iran reform diplomatic relations.
03 Dec 1953 Kismet opens at Ziegfeld Theater NYC for 583 performances
06 Dec 1953 With the NBC Symphony Orchestra, conductor Arturo Toscanini performs what he claims is his favorite Beethoven symphony, ''Eroica'', for the last time. The live performance is broadcast nationwide on radio, and later released on records and CD.
07 Dec 1953 WCCB TV channel 18 in Charlotte, NC (IND / ABC) begins broadcasting
08 Dec 1953 19th Heisman Trophy Award: John Lattner, Notre Dame (HB).
09 Dec 1953 General Electric announces all Communist employees will be fired.
10 Dec 1953 KOMO TV channel 4 in Seattle, WA (ABC) begins broadcasting
12 Dec 1953 Chuck Yeager reaches Mach 2.43 in Bell X-1A rocket plane
13 Dec 1953 KOAM TV channel 7 in Pittsburg-Joplin, KS (CBS) begins broadcasting
14 Dec 1953 Brooklyn Dodgers signs pitcher Sandy Koufax.
15 Dec 1953 WJHG TV channel 7 in Panama City, Florida (NBC / ABC) begins broadcasting
16 Dec 1953 First White House Press Conference (President Dwight Eisenhower and 161 reporters).
17 Dec 1953 US Federal Communications Commission approves RCA's black and white-compatible color TV specifications.
18 Dec 1953 KATV TV channel 7 in Little Rock, AR (ABC) begins broadcasting
19 Dec 1953 KFYR TV channel 5 in Bismarck, ND (NBC / ABC) begins broadcasting
20 Dec 1953 KID (now KIDK) TV channel 3 in Idaho Falls, ID (CBS) 1st broadcasting
21 Dec 1953 KOMU TV channel 8 in Columbia, MO (NBC / PBS) begins broadcasting
22 Dec 1953 Jack Dunn III, owner of Baltimore Orioles in International League, turns name over to newly relocated Saint Louis Browns.
23 Dec 1953 Dodgers 2nd baseman Jim Junior Gilliam wins NL Rookie of Year
24 Dec 1953 KHOL (now KHGI) TV channel 13 in Kearney, NB (ABC) begins broadcasting
25 Dec 1953 Avalanche of lava kills 150 (Ruapehu volcano, New Zealand).
27 Dec 1953 Detroit Lions beat Cleveland Browns 17-16 in NFL championship game.
28 Dec 1953 WLBT TV channel 3 in Jackson, MS (NBC) begins broadcasting
30 Dec 1953 The first colour television sets go on sale for about $1,175 (American dollars).
31 Dec 1953 Hulan Jack sworn in as Manhattan Borough President
10 Dec 1953 British Prime Minister Winston Churchill receives the Nobel Prize in Literature.