| World Series Champions: |
New York Yankees |
| NFL Champions: |
Detroit Lions |
| NBA Champions: |
Minneapolis Lakers |
| Stanley Cup Champs: |
Montreal Canadiens |
| U.S. Open Golf |
Dick Mayer |
| U.S. Tennis: (Men/Ladies) |
Tony Trabert/Maureen Connolly |
| Wimbledon (Men/Women): |
Vic Seixas/Maureen Connolly |
| NCAA Football Champions: |
Maryland |
| NCAA Basketball Champions: |
Indiana |
| Kentucky Derby: |
Dark Star |
| Sports Highlights: |
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| The Hotties and Fashion Icons: |
Marilyn Monroe, Ava Gardner, Rita Hayworth,
Doris Day, Lana Turner |
| The Heartthrob(s): |
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| "The Quote" |
"The physician can bury his mistakes, but the
architect can only advise his client to plant vines
- so they should go as far as possible from home to
build their first buildings"
- Frank Lloyd Wright
"You’ll wonder where the yellow went when you
brush your teeth with Pepsodent"
Pepsodent toothpaste
"Shane. Shane. Come back!"
- Brandon De Wilde, in 'Shane'
"Sometimes you feel like a nut, sometimes you
don't"
- Peter Paul Mounds/Almond Joy
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| Time Magazine's Man of the Year |
Konrad Adenauer |
| Miss America: |
Neva Langley (Macon, GA) |
| Miss USA: |
Myrna Hansen (Illnois) |
| The Scandal: |
Piltdown Man, an archeologoical find from
1912, was exposed as a forgery, consisting of the lower
jawbone of an orangutan combined with the skull of a
fully developed, modern man. The theory of Evolution
took several steps back with this scandal.
Country Pop Star Death:
Hank Williams (drugs and alcohol poisoning) |
| Nerd News: |
 The
Coppertone Girl was introduced to the American public.
It is probably the most popular 'butt crack' of all
time.
First musical synthesizer invented by RCA.
Colgate-Palmolive-Peet became Colgate-Palmolive.
We are not sure, but we think that the Peet brothers
suffered the same fate as Alvah Curtis Roebuck, of
Sears and Roebuck fame.
Ore-Ida offered 'Tater Tots' in grocery stores. There
were simply pressed leftovers from their french fry
line.
A Pennsylvania town named Mauch Chunk managed to
get the remains of an early 20th century athlete and
bought the rights to his name. They renamed the town
'Jim Thorpe' and it something of a tourist attraction
in PA.
Biologist James D. Watson and Francis Crick published
"Molecular Structure of Nucleic Acids: A Structure
for Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid." With little more
than a drawing and some accompanying text, Watson
and Crick discovered the structure of DNA.
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| The Habit: |
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| 1st appearances & 1953's Most Popular
Christmas gifts, toys and presents: |
Scrabble, Mrs Potato Head, Wiffle Ball
invented, Matchbox (U.K.) |
| Best Film Oscar Winner: |
From Here to Eternity |
1953 Most Popular TV shows:
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1. I Love Lucy (CBS)
2. Dragnet (NBC)
3. Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts (CBS)
4. You Bet Your Life (NBC)
5. The Milton Berle Show (NBC)
6. Arthur Godfrey and his Friends (CBS)
7. Ford Theatre (NBC)
8. The Jackie Gleason Show ((CBS)
9. Fireside Theatre (NBC)
10. The Colgate Comedy hour (NBC) |
1953 Billboard
Number One Songs |
December 27, 1952 - January 9, 1953:
I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus - Jimmy Boyd
January 10 - February 13:
Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes - Perry Como
February 14 - March 20:
Till I Waltz Again With You - Teresa Brewer
March 21 - May 15:
The Doggie In The Window - Patti Page
May 16 - July 24:
Song From Moulin Rouge - Percy Faith & his Orchestra
July 25 - August 7:
I'm Walking Behind You - Eddie Fisher
August 8 - October 9:
Vaya Con Dios - Les Paul & Mary Ford
October 10 - November 6:
St. George And The Dragonet - Stan Freberg
November 7 - November 20:
Vaya Con Dios - Les Paul & Mary Ford
November 21, 1953 - January 1, 1954:
Rags To Riches - Tony Bennett
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