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  • Korean Peninsula
    Jul, 1953
    Dwight D. Eisenhower

    Armistice took effect with Korea divided along approximately the same boundary as in 1950

    Korean Peninsula
    Jul, 1953

    In July 1953, an armistice took effect with Korea divided along approximately the same boundary as in 1950. The armistice and boundary remain in effect today. The armistice concluded despite opposition from Secretary Dulles, South Korean President Syngman Rhee, and also within Eisenhower's party, has been described by biographer Ambrose as the greatest achievement of the administration. Eisenhower had the insight to realize that unlimited war in the nuclear age was unthinkable, and limited war unwinnable.




  • Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
    Friday Jul 10, 1953
    Françoise Bettencourt Meyers

    Birth

    Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
    Friday Jul 10, 1953

    Françoise Bettencourt Meyers was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France on July 10, 1953.




  • Washington D.C., U.S.
    Jul, 1953
    Dwight D. Eisenhower

    Executive Order 10450

    Washington D.C., U.S.
    Jul, 1953

    Eisenhower's administration contributed to the McCarthyist Lavender Scare with President Eisenhower issuing his Executive Order 10450 in 1953. During Eisenhower's presidency, thousands of lesbian and gay applicants were barred from federal employment, and over 5,000 federal employees were fired under suspicion of being homosexual.




  • Brussels, Belgium
    Wednesday Jul 15, 1953
    Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon

    Churchill arranged for Townsend's assignment as air attaché in Brussels

    Brussels, Belgium
    Wednesday Jul 15, 1953

    Churchill arranged for Townsend's assignment as air attaché at the British Embassy in Brussels; he was sent on 15 July 1953, before Margaret's return from Rhodesia on 30 July. The assignment was so sudden that the British ambassador learned about it from a newspaper. Although the princess and Townsend knew about his new job, they had reportedly been promised a few days together before his departure.




  • Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
    Sunday Jul 26, 1953
    Raúl Castro

    Attack on Moncada Barracks

    Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
    Sunday Jul 26, 1953

    In 1953, Raúl served as a member of the 26th of July Movement group that attacked the Moncada Barracks; he spent 22 months in prison as a result of this action.




  • Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
    Sunday Jul 26, 1953
    Fidel Castro

    Moncada Attack

    Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
    Sunday Jul 26, 1953

    Castro gathered 165 revolutionaries for the mission, ordering his troops not to cause bloodshed unless they met armed resistance. The attack took place on 26 July 1953, but ran into trouble; 3 of the 16 cars that had set out from Santiago failed to get there. Reaching the barracks, the alarm was raised, with most of the rebels pinned down by machine gun fire. Four were killed before Castro ordered a retreat. The rebels suffered 6 fatalities and 15 other casualties, whilst the army suffered 19 dead and 27 wounded. Meanwhile, some rebels took over a civilian hospital; subsequently stormed by government soldiers, the rebels were rounded up, tortured and 22 were executed without trial.




  • P'anmunjŏm, South Korea
    Monday Jul 27, 1953
    Korean War

    The Korean Armistice Agreement

    P'anmunjŏm, South Korea
    Monday Jul 27, 1953

    the KPA, the PVA and the UN Command signed the Korean Armistice Agreement on 27 July 1953.


  • Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
    Thursday Jul 30, 1953
    Warren Buffett

    First Child

    Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
    Thursday Jul 30, 1953

    In July 30, 1953, Buffett and Susan Thompson had their first child, Susan Alice.


  • Korean Peninsula
    Jul, 1953
    Dwight D. Eisenhower

    Armistice took effect with Korea divided along approximately the same boundary as in 1950

    Korean Peninsula
    Jul, 1953

    In July 1953, an armistice took effect with Korea divided along approximately the same boundary as in 1950. The armistice and boundary remain in effect today. The armistice concluded despite opposition from Secretary Dulles, South Korean President Syngman Rhee, and also within Eisenhower's party, has been described by biographer Ambrose as the greatest achievement of the administration. Eisenhower had the insight to realize that unlimited war in the nuclear age was unthinkable, and limited war unwinnable.


  • Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
    Friday Jul 10, 1953
    Françoise Bettencourt Meyers

    Birth

    Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
    Friday Jul 10, 1953

    Françoise Bettencourt Meyers was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France on July 10, 1953.


  • Washington D.C., U.S.
    Jul, 1953
    Dwight D. Eisenhower

    Executive Order 10450

    Washington D.C., U.S.
    Jul, 1953

    Eisenhower's administration contributed to the McCarthyist Lavender Scare with President Eisenhower issuing his Executive Order 10450 in 1953. During Eisenhower's presidency, thousands of lesbian and gay applicants were barred from federal employment, and over 5,000 federal employees were fired under suspicion of being homosexual.


  • Brussels, Belgium
    Wednesday Jul 15, 1953
    Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon

    Churchill arranged for Townsend's assignment as air attaché in Brussels

    Brussels, Belgium
    Wednesday Jul 15, 1953

    Churchill arranged for Townsend's assignment as air attaché at the British Embassy in Brussels; he was sent on 15 July 1953, before Margaret's return from Rhodesia on 30 July. The assignment was so sudden that the British ambassador learned about it from a newspaper. Although the princess and Townsend knew about his new job, they had reportedly been promised a few days together before his departure.


  • Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
    Sunday Jul 26, 1953
    Raúl Castro

    Attack on Moncada Barracks

    Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
    Sunday Jul 26, 1953

    In 1953, Raúl served as a member of the 26th of July Movement group that attacked the Moncada Barracks; he spent 22 months in prison as a result of this action.


  • Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
    Sunday Jul 26, 1953
    Fidel Castro

    Moncada Attack

    Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
    Sunday Jul 26, 1953

    Castro gathered 165 revolutionaries for the mission, ordering his troops not to cause bloodshed unless they met armed resistance. The attack took place on 26 July 1953, but ran into trouble; 3 of the 16 cars that had set out from Santiago failed to get there. Reaching the barracks, the alarm was raised, with most of the rebels pinned down by machine gun fire. Four were killed before Castro ordered a retreat. The rebels suffered 6 fatalities and 15 other casualties, whilst the army suffered 19 dead and 27 wounded. Meanwhile, some rebels took over a civilian hospital; subsequently stormed by government soldiers, the rebels were rounded up, tortured and 22 were executed without trial.


  • P'anmunjŏm, South Korea
    Monday Jul 27, 1953
    Korean War

    The Korean Armistice Agreement

    P'anmunjŏm, South Korea
    Monday Jul 27, 1953

    the KPA, the PVA and the UN Command signed the Korean Armistice Agreement on 27 July 1953.


  • Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
    Thursday Jul 30, 1953
    Warren Buffett

    First Child

    Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
    Thursday Jul 30, 1953

    In July 30, 1953, Buffett and Susan Thompson had their first child, Susan Alice.


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