Stories from 1953
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September 27, 1953
Mark Anderson
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April 20, 1953
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July 29, 1953
Bojana Vizlar
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1953
Olya Powzaniuk
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1953
I have 2 earliest, pictures/rememberances in my mind. Of course in nyc, where I was born. The first is me looking out from my carriage; black with that big handle....there was only 1 kind in the 50s! But the image is of me looking out...sitting there, being pushed during a walk in the park in NYC. sunny day, with the big white, satin bow in my hair, sticking out from under my cap. and in my minds-eye I can see the blur of things at eye level, right above the edge of the black carriage. 2-the NYTs front page/when Queen Elizabeth was crowned queen of England, laying there in our apartment on the coffee table, in our railcar apartment.
February 28, 1953
James D. Watson and Frances H.C. Crick discovered the double-helix structure of DNA from observing x-ray diffraction photographs taken of DNA molecules by Rosalind Franklin. This discovery solved the mystery of how genetic code is passed from generation to generation, a revolutionary finding.
May 29, 1953
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Edmund Hilary of New Zealand and Tenzing Norgay, a Nepalese Sherpa, were the first people to reach the summit of Mt. Everest, the tallest mountain in the world.
June 19, 1953
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New York, New York
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were executed on dubious charges of espionage against the United States, causing much controversy in a country gripped by communist fears.
August 27, 1953
Audrey Hepburn rose to fame when she starred in Roman Holiday as a European princess who runs away from her royal responsibilities.
December 1, 1953
Hugh Hefner's Playboy hit newsstands, featuring Marilyn Monroe on the cover. Hefner didn't include a cover date because he was unsure how successful the magazine would be.
