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11 June 1953 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 11 June 1953 was a Thursday.
- Top Film of 1953
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1953 was Peter Pan.
- Bestselling Novel of 1953
- “The Robe” by Lloyd C. Douglas was No. 1 on Publishers Weekly's US fiction list for 1953.
- Top-Rated TV Show
- “I Love Lucy” (CBS) was No. 1 in the Nielsen ratings for the 1953–54 season.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 11 June is Gemini.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 11 June 1953 fell in the Year of the Snake.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for June is Pearl.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 11 June 1953 was New Moon.
On this day: 11 June
- 1944 USS Missouri, the last battleship built by the United States Navy and future site of the signing of the Japanese Instrument of Surrender, is commissioned.
- 1962 Frank Morris, John Anglin and Clarence Anglin allegedly become the only prisoners to escape from the prison on Alcatraz Island.
- 1963 American Civil Rights Movement: Governor of Alabama George Wallace defiantly stands at the door of Foster Auditorium at the University of Alabama in an attempt to block two black students, Vivian Malone and James Hood, from attending that school. Later in the day, accompanied by federalized National Guard troops, they are able to register.
- 1963 Buddhist monk Thích Quảng Đức burns himself with gasoline in a busy Saigon intersection to protest the lack of religious freedom in South Vietnam.
- 1963 John F. Kennedy addresses Americans from the Oval Office proposing the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which would revolutionize American society by guaranteeing equal access to public facilities, ending segregation in education, and guaranteeing federal protection for voting rights.
Famous people born on June 11
- Shia LaBeouf, American actor (born 1986)
- Peter Dinklage, American actor and producer (born 1969)
- Gene Wilder, American actor, director, and screenwriter (1933–2016)
- Hugh Laurie, English actor and screenwriter (born 1959)
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Events of 1953 in the United States
A selection from Wikipedia's '1953 in the United States'. Not a complete list.
- January 22 – The Crucible, a historical drama by Arthur Miller written as an allegory of McCarthyism, opens on Broadway.
- February 5 – Walt Disney's 14th animated film, Peter Pan, premieres in Chicago. It is Disney's final film to be distributed by RKO.
- April 11 – The Department of Health, Education, and Welfare begins operations, the first new Cabinet-level department since the Department of Labor's formation in 1913.
Life in the US in 1953
President
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Gas (per gallon)
$0.29
Loaf of Bread
$0.17
Average House
$8,450
Weekly Wage
$65
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