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August 19 – Cold War: 1953 Iranian coup d'état ("Operation Ajax") – The CIA helps to overthrow the democratic government of Mohammed Mossadegh in Iran and retain Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi on the throne. August 20 – The U.S. returns to West Germany 382 ships it had captured during World War II. September 9 – The Supreme Court decision ...
1953 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1953rd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 953rd year of the 2nd millennium, the 53rd year of the 20th century, and the 4th year of the 1950s decade.
1960 – U-2 incident, wherein a CIA U-2 spy plane was shot down while flying a reconnaissance mission over Soviet Union airspace 1960 – Greensboro sit-ins, sparked by four African American college students refusing to move from a segregated lunch counter, and the Nashville sit-ins, spur similar actions and increases sentiment in the Civil Rights Movement.
Miss America 1954; Miss USA 1953; Mutual Defense Treaty (United States–South Korea) N. List of The New York Times number-one books of 1953; P. Pact of Madrid;
1950–1953: Korean War: The United States responded to the North Korean invasion of South Korea by going to its assistance, pursuant to United Nations Security Council resolutions. U.S. forces deployed in Korea exceeded 300,000 during the last year of the active conflict (1953). Over 36,600 U.S. military were killed in action.
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The Nuggets and Blazers became the first NBA playoff game in 65 years to go to quadruple overtime. Back in 1953, the NBA was a totally different place.
Average GDP growth (1947–2009) U.S. unemployment rate, 1948–1959. The recession of 1953 was a period of economic downturn in the United States that began in the second quarter of 1953 and lasted until the first quarter of 1954.