March 29, 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 29, 1953
NY Times Headlines — Week of March 29, 1953
Eisenhower Says He And Not Wilson Will Set Strength; Declares He Could Not Delegate Determination Of The Size Of Combat Forces To Anyone Saltonstall Fears Cuts Asks Caution On Red Peace Bid -- Van Fleet Offered Post As Adviser To Senate Group President Says He And Not Wilson Will Set Size Of Nation'S Forces
Ridgway Asserts Peril Still Stands; Says Threat From 'Aggressors' Has Not Eased As He Marks Nato'S 2d Anniversary Ridgway Warns The Peril Of Attack From 'Potential Aggressors' Stands
North Korea Frees 14 French Citizens; Paris Sees Act As Evidence Soviet 'Peace Offensive' Is More Than Words North Korea Frees French Civilians
World Events — March 1953
Time Person of the Year — 1953
On the radio
Billboard Charts — March 29, 1953
On the bookshelf
On the television
Nielsen Top 10 — 1952–53 Season
Emmy Winners — 1953
At the movies
Box Office & Oscar Winners — March 29, 1953
On the field
Sports Champions — March 29, 1953
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