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Established the right to seek asylum within the league of nations. https://origins.osu.edu/milestones/defining-refugees-1921-and-1951?language_content_entity=en -
They performed a series of experiments that find out more about the phycological line of judgement in tested individuals. -
Death of Emilie Zachardová, Czech opera singer, pedagogue. A woman born in May 10,1912.
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Injustice killings from both police officers and lynchers.
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Elizabeth II becomes the Queen of England and the United Kingdom after the death of her father King George VI.
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Mother Teresa opens the home for dying and destitute in Calcutta. https://www.datatorch.com/life/Mother_Teresa_Kalighat_Home_for_Dying_in_Hindu_Kali_Temple -
Treaty Of Peace Between The Republic Of China And Japan (Treaty Of Taipei). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Taipei -
Birth of incredible actor.
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North Sea Flood, which was the worst flood of England and Scotland in the 20th century. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Sea_flood_of_1953 -
Salk gives himself and his family the polio vaccine. What Happened in 1953 - Significant Events, Prices, 1953 Top Movies, TV and Music (thepeoplehistory.com) -
The heart-lung machine used for cardiopulmonary bypass was invented; the first successful human open-heart surgery supported by this machine was performed.
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Their confessions and other evidence led to Julius Rosenberg and his wife as the key links in the conspiracy to steal American military secrets.
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Mohammed Riza Pahlevi, the Shah of Iran restored to power. What Happened in 1953 - Significant Events, Prices, 1953 Top Movies, TV and Music (thepeoplehistory.com) -
Baseball legend Hank Aaron begins his career by joining the Milwaukee Braves.
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Hydrogen bomb test conducted on Bikini Atoll in the Pacific Ocean. What Happened in 1954 - Significant Events, Prices, 1954 Top Movies, TV and Music (thepeoplehistory.com) -
Well-off families distinguished themselves with cloth items like box jackets, wool suits or woven dresses. -
The Supreme Court rules on Brown v. Board of Education, stating that segregation in public schools is unconstitutional What Happened in 1954 - Significant Events, Prices, 1954 Top Movies, TV and Music (thepeoplehistory.com) -
Lord of the Flies published and written by William Golding. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_of_the_Flies -
Pink clothes for men become a fashion rage. 1955 Events & Facts (babyboomers.com) -
Jonas Salk's polio vaccine is declared safe and effective. What Happened in 1955 - Significant Events, Prices, 1955 Top Movies, TV and Music (thepeoplehistory.com) -
The USS Nautilus becomes the first operational nuclear-powered submarine. What Happened in 1955 - Significant Events, Prices, 1955 Top Movies, TV and Music (thepeoplehistory.com) -
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. leads the first major event of the U.S. civil rights movement, a bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama https://kinginstitute.stanford.edu/king-resources/major-king-events-chronology-1929-1968 -
Rosa Parks is arrested for refusing to vacate her seat and move to the rear of a city bus in Montgomery to make way for a white passenger. Jo Ann Robinson and other Women’s Political Council members mimeograph thousands of leaflets calling for a one-day boycott of the city’s buses on Monday, 5 December. https://kinginstitute.stanford.edu/king-resources/major-king-events-chronology-1929-1968