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Atoms for Peace
Proposes international peaceful use of uranium and atomic energy.
Atoms For Peace
President Dwight D Eisenhower envisioned the creation of this international body to control and develop the use of atomic energy, in his "Atoms for Peace" speech before the United Nations General Assembly
Atoms for Peace
President Dwight D Eisenhower envisioned the creation of this international body to control and develop the use of atomic energy, in his "Atoms for Peace" speech before the United Nations General Assembly
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
President Dwight D Eisenhower envisioned the creation of this international body to control and develop the use of atomic energy, in his "Atoms for Peace" speech before the United Nations General Assembly
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Academy Award
Winner of the best male actor for "Hign Noon"
Alliance Agreement
As Secretary of State, Dulles concentrated on building up NATO and forming other alliances (a phenomenon described as his "Pactomania") as part of his strategy of controlling Soviet expansion by threatening massive retaliation in event of a war
Atomic Energy Commission
Appointed third Chairman of the AEC
Bananafish
Publishes a collection of seven stories from The New Yorker ("Bananafish" among them). Fed up with publishing and the public, buys a house at Cornish, New Hampshire, and retreats into a seclusion that was to last for the rest of his life
Begins Playing Drums
Begins learning drums, starting the instrumental training that precedes his later work as a guitarist and composer.
Brightest Variable Stars in M31 and M33
Edwin Hubble and Allan Sandage publish a study of the brightest variable stars in M31 and M33, refining observations of luminous variables used in the extragalactic distance-scale programme.
Bronx Zoo Truancy Encounter
A school attendance officer located Lee at the Bronx Zoo during his period of persistent truancy from Public School 44.
CBS
From 1953 to 1957, Cronkite hosts the CBS program You Are There, which reenacted historical events, using the format of a news report
Chairman
Appointed Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Chief Justice
Appointed Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court
Columbia Nuclear Research Legacy Continues
Experiments undertaken in New York provided crucial early measurements used to design subsequent nuclear reactors. The project changed the techniques available to later investigators.
Council of Economic Advisers
Appointed Head the Council of Economic Advisers by President Eisenhower
Crucible Political Allegory
Arthur Miller's The Crucible used the Salem witch trials to explore accusation, conformity and public hysteria.
Director of Central Intelligence
Appointed Director of the CIA
Emmy Award I Love Lucy Actress
Lucille Ball won the Emmy for Best Comedienne for her work on I Love Lucy, whose physical comedy helped define American television.
Ervay Theater
Ruby briefly managed the Ervay Theater, a Dallas motion-picture house, during a period when nightclub operations were otherwise his principal business.
Fear and Desire
Makes his feature directing debut with the independently produced war drama Fear and Desire.
Film
Monroe continued to attract attention with her revealing outfits in publicity events, most famously at the Photoplay awards in January 1953, where she won the "Fastest Rising Star" award.
Final Chicago Research Programme
Continues teaching and conducting research at the University of Chicago while advising younger physicists on nuclear and particle physics problems.
From Here to Eternity
From Here to Eternity, a drama film directed by Fred Zinnemann and based on the novel of the same name by James Jones
From Here to Eternity
From Here to Eternity is a 1953 drama film directed by Fred Zinnemann and based on the novel of the same name by James Jones
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
It featured Monroe in the role of a naive model who teams up with her friends to find rich husbands, thus repeating the successful formula of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
The second film of the year, musical comedy Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, established her star image as a "dumb blonde". Monroe starred in three films released in 1953, emerging as a major sex symbol and one of Hollywoods most bankable stars.
Golden Globe
After playing Madge Owens in Picnic opposite William Holden, Novak won a Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer and for World Film Favorite
Government
Appointed Secretary of State
Government
Appointed President of the USA, 34th President, 1st term
How to Marry a Millionaire
Her third film of the year, How to Marry a Millionaire, co-starred Betty Grable and Lauren Bacall and was released in November.
Hubbles Law
Sandage begins revising extragalactic distances and expansion measurements after Hubbles work
Hughes Medical Institute
Founds the Hughes Medical Institute, makes his billion-dollar-a-year weapons factory tax-exempt
Ideology and Terror
Arendt published Ideology and Terror, extending her analysis of totalitarian systems.
International Educational Cooperation Expands
Luther Evans began his term as UNESCO Director General as the organisation continued programmes in education science and cultural exchange.
Julius Caesar
Directs Julius Caesar, an adaptation of Shakespeares play
Lucky Starr and the Pirates of the Asteroids
Asimov continued the Lucky Starr series with an adventure involving asteroid-belt pirates.
Military Discharge
Leaves the United States Army and resumes civilian life before entering film work.
Mogambo
Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her work in Mogambo
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