1953

Korean War ends
Dag Hammerskjold becomes UN Secretary General
Mt. Everest climbed by Edmund Hillary and Sherpa guide Tensing
Radial tire developed
DNA identified
Jacqueline Cochran becomes the 1st woman to fly faster than the speed of sound
Ethel and Julius Rosenberg executed for espionage
John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Bouvier married
Chevrolet Corvette introduced
Boston Braves move to Milwaukee
Arthur Miller's "The Crucible"
Jacques Cousteau's The Silent World
1st kidney transplant
Films - "Peter Pan", "Gentlemen Prefer Blonds", "From Here to Eternity"
TV shows - "Captain Kangaroo", "Topper", "Make Room for Daddy", "This is Your Life"
Joseph Stalin, Sergei Prokofiev, Eugene O'Neille, Dylan Thomas, Hank Williams, and Jim Thorpe die