The temperature on November 24, 1953 was between -3.8 °C and 0.3 °C and averaged -1.9 °C. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. 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).
March 1 » Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin suffers a stroke and collapses; he dies four days later.
June 8 » The United States Supreme Court rules in District of Columbia v. John R. Thompson Co. that restaurants in Washington, D.C., cannot refuse to serve black patrons.
June 18 » A United States Air Force C-124 crashes and burns near Tachikawa, Japan, killing 129.
October 1 » Andhra State is formed, consisting of a Telugu-speaking area carved out of India's Madras State.
December 8 » U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower delivers his "Atoms for Peace" speech, which leads to an American program to supply equipment and information on nuclear power to schools, hospitals, and research institutions around the world.
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