May 5, 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 — May 5, 1953
NY Times Headlines — Week of May 5, 1953
Thais Act To Clear Border With Laos; Fear Vietnamese In Area Might Aid Communist-Led Forces Invading Neighbor State Thais Act To Clear Border With Laos
Eisenhower Urges 5.8 Billion In Aid Dulles Joins Plea; Stassen, Wilson, Humphrey Detail Mutual Security Plan To Joint Congress Committee Far East Gets Emphasis 400 Million 'Defense Payment' To Indo-China Biggest Item For Any Single Country President Asks 5.8 Billion Aid; Cabinet Members Back His Plea
Conant Tells West To Keep Guard Up In European Areas; Says Basic Soviet Aims Stand Despite Peace Bid -- Bradley Warns Perils Remain Conant Tells West To Keep Guard Up
Tax Law Inequity Put To Congress; Supreme Court Opinion Holds Error In Reporting Income Should Not Be Penalized
World Events — May 1953
Time Person of the Year — 1953
On the radio
Billboard Charts — May 5, 1953
On the bookshelf
On the television
Nielsen Top 10 — 1952–53 Season
Emmy Winners — 1953
At the movies
Box Office & Oscar Winners — May 5, 1953
On the field
Sports Champions — May 5, 1953
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