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October 1953

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The following events occurred in October 1953:

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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)

  • West German federal election, 1953: Konrad Adenauer is re-elected as German chancellor.
  • The British Guiana constitution is suspended.

    • 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 12, 1953 (Monday)

  • The play The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial opens at Plymouth Theatre, New York.

    • October 22, 1953 (Thursday)

  • Laos becomes independent from France.

    • October 23, 1953 (Friday)

  • Alto Broadcasting System in the Philippines makes the first television broadcast in southeast Asia through DZAQ-TV. Alto Broadcasting System is the predecessor of what will later become ABS-CBN Corporation.

    • 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.

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