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The following events occurred in May 1953: May 1, 1953 (Friday) Rot ...
May 1953 sports events in the United States (4 P) Pages in category "May 1953 events in the United States" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.
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.
May 11 – The 1953 Waco tornado outbreak: an F5 tornado hits in the downtown section of Waco, Texas, killing 114. May 25 – Nuclear testing: at the Nevada Test Site, the United States conducts its first and only nuclear artillery test: Upshot–Knothole Grable.
May 1953 events by continent (6 C) Pages in category "May 1953 events" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent ...
The worst tornado event was a violent F4 tornado that tore through the cities of Port Huron, Michigan, and Sarnia, Ontario, on May 21, damaging or destroying hundreds of structures and causing dozens of casualties. Overall, the tornadoes killed eight people, injured 123 others, and caused at least $17.6 million (1953 USD) in damage.
May 1953 events in the United Kingdom (3 C, 1 P) May 1953 events in the United States (1 C, 8 P) This page was last edited on 6 March 2022, at 22:47 (UTC). Text is ...
On the afternoon of Thursday, May 21, 1953, a violent F4 tornado struck the cities of Port Huron, Michigan, United States and Sarnia, Ontario, Canada.The long-tracked, over mile-wide tornado destroyed large sections of the downtown areas of both cities, as well scores of neighbourhoods in the surrounding areas and then ending just outside Stratford, Ontario,Canada.