The temperature on January 18, 1953 was between -0.7 °C and 5.1 °C and averaged 2.6 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain during 0.5 hours. The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. Source: KNMI
February 28 » James Watson and Francis Crick announce to friends that they have determined the chemical structure of DNA; the formal announcement takes place on April 25 following publication in April's Nature (pub. April 2).
May 4 » Ernest Hemingway wins the Pulitzer Prize for The Old Man and the Sea.
June 30 » The first Chevrolet Corvette rolls off the assembly line in Flint, Michigan.
July 26 » Cold War: Fidel Castro leads an unsuccessful attack on the Moncada Barracks, thus beginning the Cuban Revolution. The movement took the name of the date: 26th of July Movement
October 1 » Andhra State is formed, consisting of a Telugu-speaking area carved out of India's Madras State.
November 9 » Cambodia gains independence from France.
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