Born in 1953

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.
• June 9 – CIA Technical Services Staff head Sidney Gottlieb approves of the use of LSD in a MKULTRA subproject.
• July 18 – Howard Hawks's musical film Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, starring Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell, is released by 20th Century Fox.
• August 17 – The first planning session of Narcotics Anonymous is held in Southern California. Its first meeting is held October 5.
• August 19 – Cold War: 1953 Iranian coup d'état ("Operation Ajax") – The CIA helps to overthrow the democratic government of Mohammed Mossadegh in Iran and retain Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi on the throne.
• October 19 – Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury, is published

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

• Matchbox Cars
• Play-Doh
• Mr. Potato Head