1953 Events & Facts


What Happened in 1953. 
MAJOR EVENTS:


	Nikita Khrushchev wins power struggle in Soviet Union after the death of Josef Stalin
	Josef Broz Tito elected president of Yugoslavia
	Convicted spies Julius and Ethel Rosenberg executed
	Korean armistice signed
	U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare (now Health and Human Services) created
	Soviet Union detonates its first hydrogen bomb


BUSINESS &amp; ECONOMY:


	President Eisenhower ends all wage, salary and price controls
	Growth of the buy now pay later mentality


SCIENCE &amp; TECHNOLOGY:


	U.S. Air Force test pilot Chuck Yeager sets speed record in X-1 rocket plane
	An expedition led by Sir Edmund Hillary is the first to reach the summit of Mount Everest
	James Watson and Francis Crick determine the structure of DNA
	Alfred Kinsey publishes Sexual Behavior in the Human Female
	First clear evidence linking lung cancer to cigarette smoking


SPORTS:


	World Series: New York Yankees over Brooklyn, 4-2 (fifth consecutive win)
	St.

A Look Back at the Hot Christmas Toys of Our Childhood


Can you imagine the looks you&#39;d get from children today if you were to gift them a a toy that you received at the holidays when you were a kid. Have you found yourself muttering this before. Instead, our holidays included much simpler toys. 
So, let&#39;s have some fun and take a look back at the most wanted toys from the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, when we were kids.

A Look Back at the Hot Christmas Toys of Our Childhood

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Unlocking the Mysteries of Nostalgia: A Journey through Memory Lane

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A Magical Trip Back in Time to the Mall in 1978

Take a Step Back In Time


Ron Baklarz&#39;s book &ldquo;Better Be Home When The Streetlights Come On: Remembering the Summer of 1963&rdquo; is available on Amazon. In today&rsquo;s tumultuous times, at least we Baby Boomers can look back on the kinder, gentler times of our youth. And we all likely had a common curfew which was &ldquo;Better Be Home When the Streetlights Come On.&rdquo;

&nbsp;I wrote this fictionalized novel as a humorous, summertime version of The Christmas Story. Follow three, inseparable 11-year-old boys &ndash; Jack, Brain, and Chief as the older versions of themselves reminisce about the summer of 1963.

A Little More Nostalgia: Excerpt From the New Baby Boomer Novelette


Below is an excerpt from the new novelette by Diane Campbell Green, Becky Likes Boys. A perfect read for Valentine&rsquo;s Day.&nbsp; See www.DCGBooks.com to purchase this or other books from the Becky Chalmers, Baby Boomer&rsquo;s Series.&nbsp; Available on Amazon.&nbsp;

What is this book about. 
Becky Likes Boys begins with awkward moments at Becky Chalmers&rsquo; first dance.&nbsp; A Christmas celebration is almost ruined by an ice storm.&nbsp; Becky, Scotty Cadwallader, and a new friend, Hayley, attempt to thwart a mean girl&rsquo;s plans and persuade her to try kindness.&nbsp; The stage is set for Becky&rsquo;s crush to appear.&nbsp; In cutoff jeans, a ratty old T-shirt, and sneakers with holes in the toes, Becky meets her first love.&nbsp; Jackie Chalmers, Becky&rsquo;s mother, is asked to describe what love feels like.&nbsp; &ldquo;Yup, I&rsquo;m in love,&rdquo; Becky says.&nbsp; Oblivious of those around them, Becky and her crush become close until an unexpected event changes everything.&nbsp; Becky suffers&mdash;an old friend&rsquo;s presence revives the hope in her heart.&nbsp;

What makes this book unique. 
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First Dance

June 1965

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Becky Chalmers and her sister-friend, Sharon discussed the spring dance to be held at Yardley Elementary School.&nbsp; This would be their first dance ever.&nbsp; Becky nervously lifted her feathery dark hair catching a bit of it and twirling it around her index finger, a comforting habit.&nbsp; She was baffled by the attention given this first dance by her mother.&nbsp; Sharon kept the dance within the realm of an everyday event.&nbsp; Sharon was almost always earthbound.

The Bonfire and the Baby; December 1963


Christmas Eve settled like a soft, silent prayer over Yardley Borough. 
&ldquo;It seems like God is hovering close to Earth,&rdquo; Jackie Chalmers said to her husband, Jim.&nbsp;

Jim Chalmers put his arm around Jackie&rsquo;s shoulders. &ldquo;I know it&rsquo;s only been a little more than a month since President Kennedy was assassinated.&nbsp; Christmas is a sad one for the country this year.&nbsp; He was a young president with young children.&nbsp; We had such hope&mdash;such dreams for a better world from his presidency.&rdquo;

The Chalmers children danced in their cellar, not paying attention to their daddy&rsquo;s whisper.&nbsp;

Ten-year-old Becky, the oldest, was tall for her age.&nbsp; Becky wore a year-long display of freckles with her dark, feathery hair and a cat-like shade of green eyes. 
&ldquo;I&rsquo;m ready to go, Daddy, but Billy has two left boots on and Jimmy says Billy took one of his boots.&nbsp; You better go fix it, Daddy,&rdquo; Becky announced.&nbsp; The boys, chubby identical twins, were always full of energy and mischief.&nbsp; Their beautiful curly blond hair had graduated to light brown crew cuts.&nbsp; Becky had once commented, &ldquo;They&rsquo;re trouble, especially Billy, but I wouldn&rsquo;t want anyone else&rsquo;s brothers.&rdquo;

&ldquo;I think we&rsquo;re finally ready,&rdquo; Mommy said.&nbsp; &ldquo;Everyone has their winter coats, warm boots, mittens, hats, and scarves on.&rdquo;

The Chalmers family was ready to make the walk to Afton Pond for a bonfire, something new this year.&nbsp; Four-year-old Susie was pulled on a sled.&nbsp; Yesterday it had snowed enough to make the ground ready for the family American Flyer to glide down the hill with Susie on it.&nbsp; Tonight, Susie looked like an angel.&nbsp; Usually, her strong will and boundless curiosity laid waste to all tranquility, but Santa&rsquo;s visit was very close.

What Happened in 1953?

MAJOR EVENTS:

BUSINESS & ECONOMY:

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY:

SPORTS:

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT:

EVERYDAY LIFE:

FUN FACTS:

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