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Mar 5, 1953: Joseph Stalin Dies

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On this day, Joseph Stalin, leader of the Soviet Union since 1924, dies in Moscow. Like his right-wing counterpart, Hitler, who was born in Austria, Joseph Stalin was not a native of the country he ruled with an iron fist.…

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Feb 28, 1953: Watson and Crick Discover Chemical Structure of DNA

Posted on March 1, 2011 by Action for Freedom — 1 Comment

On this day in 1953, Cambridge University scientists James D. Watson and Frances H.C. Crick announce that they have determined the double-helix structure of DNA, the molecule containing human genes. Though DNA–short for deoxyribonucleic acid–was discovered in 1869, its crucial…

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Jan 17, 1953: Corvette Unveiled at GM Motorama

Posted on January 24, 2011 by Action for Freedom — 2 Comments

On this day in 1953, a prototype Chevrolet Corvette sports car makes its debut at General Motors’ (GM) Motorama auto show at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City. The Corvette, named for a fast type of naval warship, would…

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Jan 7, 1953: Truman Announces U.S. Has Developed Hydrogen Bomb

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In his final State of the Union address before Congress, President Harry S. Truman tells the world that that the United States has developed a hydrogen bomb. It was just three years earlier on January 31, 1950, that Truman publicly…