October 1953

October 4, 1953 (Sunday)

Rob Ellis was born on this day in Bromley Kent

October 5, 1953 (Monday)
  • Earl Warren is appointed Chief Justice of the United States by U.S. president Dwight D. Eisenhower.
  • The first meeting of Narcotics Anonymous is held (the first planning session was held August 17).

October 6, 1953 (Tuesday)
  • UNICEF, the United Nations Children's Fund, is made a permanent specialized agency of the United Nations.

October 9, 1953 (Friday)

October 10, 1953 (Saturday)
  • Roland (Monty) Burton wins the 1953 London to Christchurch air race in under 23 hours flying time.
  • The Mutual Defense Treaty between the United States and the Republic of Korea is concluded in Washington, D.C.

October 11, 1953 (Sunday)

Pauline Robinson Bush died at the age of three from leukemia.[1]

October 12, 1953 (Monday)
  • The play The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial opens at Plymouth Theatre, New York.

October 15, 1953 (Thursday)

Born: Larry Miller, U.S. comedian.

October 19, 1953 (Monday)

The La Rosa Incident: Singer Julius La Rosa was fired on the air by Arthur Godfrey (then one of America's top media personalities), an event that drew considerable attention and caused some shock, and resulted in significant criticism of Godfrey. The incident quickly altered public perception of Godfrey (whose folksy demeanor had until then engendered much trust and affection from the American public), materially damaging his career.[2][3][4][5]

October 22, 1953 (Thursday)

October 23, 1953 (Friday)
  • Alto Broadcasting System in the Philippines makes the first television broadcast in southeast Asia through DZAQ-TV. Alto Broadcasting System (ABS) is the predecessor of what would later become ABS-CBN Corporation after a being bought by the Chronicle Broadcasting Network (CBN) in 1957.

October 30, 1953 (Friday)
  • Cold War: U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower formally approves the top secret document of the United States National Security Council NSC 162/2, which states that the United States' arsenal of nuclear weapons must be maintained and expanded to counter the communist threat (→ New Look).

References
  1. Hendrix, Steve (April 18, 2018). "'One last time': Barbara Bush had already faced a death more painful than her own". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
  2. Andrew Hanson (June 30, 2010). "Julius La Rosa". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  3. Tom Garrett (August 10, 2011). "Awkward Moments in Entertainment History: Arthur Godfrey Fires Julius La Rosa". The Axis of Ego. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  4. Christy Slewinski (October 19, 2012). "This Day in TV History: 1953 - Arthur Godfrey Fires Julius La Rosa". TV Worth Watching. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  5. Shulman, Arthur; Youman, Roger (1966). How Sweet It Was (PDF). Bonanza Books. p. 57. ISBN 0517081350. Retrieved October 20, 2020. La Rosa, whose on-the-air firing (for 'lack of humility') caused a major sensation in television [photograph caption]
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