November 29, 1953
That fall of 1953, gas ran $0.29 a gallon and Eisenhower was in the White House — the Soviet Union's growing nuclear capabilities were forcing the Western powers to reassess their Cold War strategy. On the newsstands, "The Robe" was the top-selling novel and the top-grossing film of the season, while "I Love Lucy" was pulling in massive television audiences and taking home the Emmy for best comedy. The New York Yankees defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers in the World Series for their fifth consecutive championship, and in the world of science, researchers Eugene Aserinsky and Nathaniel Kleitman published the first study describing REM sleep, fundamentally changing what scientists understood about how the human body rests.
On the cover
Magazine Covers — November 29, 1953
NY Times Headlines — Week of November 29, 1953
Epstein Selected For Deputy Mayor In Wagner Regime; Former Solicitor General Of State Was Prominent In City'S Fall Campaign Mayor-Elect Back In City On Return From Pittsburgh He Urges An Arab-Israel Parley To Seek Lasting Peace Epstein Selected For Deputy Mayor
U. S. To Urge Britain To Settle On Suez Soon To Avert Crisis; Decides To Press For 7-Year Pact With Egypt Covering Administration Of Canal Base To Preserve Peace In The Middle East
World Events — November 1953
Time Person of the Year — 1953
On the radio
Billboard Charts — November 29, 1953
On the bookshelf
On the television
Nielsen Top 10 — 1953–54 Season
Emmy Winners — 1953
At the movies
Box Office & Oscar Winners — November 29, 1953
On the field
Sports Champions — November 29, 1953
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