March 8, 1953
Gas cost $0.29 a gallon in the spring of 1953, and the Dow Jones stood at 281 — all while the Korean War ground through its third year with no peace agreement yet in sight. On television, "I Love Lucy" was the undisputed top-rated show in the country, and Patti Page's "How Much Is That Doggie in the Window" sat at the top of the music charts. The Minneapolis Lakers claimed the NBA championship over the New York Knicks that spring, and on May 29, Sir Edmund Hillary of New Zealand and Tenzing Norgay of Nepal became the first people in recorded history to reach the summit of Mount Everest.
On the cover
Magazine Covers — March 8, 1953
NY Times Headlines — Week of March 8, 1953
U. S. Accuses 4 Men Under Labor Law In Jersey Pier Plot; Charges Against Jarka Officer And 3 Union Chiefs Involve Payments Of $16,400
Stalin Is Entombed At Side Of Lenin; Malenkov'S Oration Vows A Victory Over 'External And Internal' Foes; Eulogy Is Defiant But New Soviet Chief Reiterates Proffer Of 'Peaceful Coexistence' Guns Thunder Farewell' Moscow, Filling Red Square, And Capitals Of Communists Satellites Mark Ceremony Stalin Is Entombed Beside Lenin; Malenkov'S Oration Defies Foes
Malenkov Eulogy Of Stalin Stresses Peace And Plenty; Beria Pledges Civil Liberties, Assuring Soviet Populace It Can 'Work Calmly' Molotov Urges Vigilance Chinese And Eastern Satellite Chiefs Attend To Show They Support New Hierarchy Malenkov Pledges Peace And Plenty
2 Czech Mig'S Down American Fighter In U.S. German Zone; Lead Satellite Craft Attacks F-84 Inside West'S Frontier -- Parachute Saves Pilot Strong Protest Is Filed 'Outrage' Denounced To Prague -- Conant Says 'Wanton' Act Merits Stern Measures U. S. Jet Pilots Attacked By Czech Mig'S 2 Czech Mig'S Down American Fighter
World Events — March 1953
Time Person of the Year — 1953
On the radio
Billboard Charts — March 8, 1953
On the bookshelf
On the television
Nielsen Top 10 — 1952–53 Season
Emmy Winners — 1953
At the movies
Box Office & Oscar Winners — March 8, 1953
On the field
Sports Champions — March 8, 1953
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