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KATMANDU, Nepal, Tuesday, June 2 -- The British expedition has conquered Mount Everest, a radio message flashed from Namche Bazar to the British Embassy here said today.
holds goal is to balance '55 budget at $66 billion
Sen Knowland urges US expand fighting, risk war with USSR if talks collapse; Rhee says he seeks replacement for Choi Duk Shin on truce team
Tito abolishes pol commissar system in mil forces; pol educ to be handled by asst comdrs
Rhee fails to disclose contents of Eisenhower lr; says SK must accept anything US Pres wants; reptdly asks US to pledge mutual defense pact, mil and econ aid in exch for SK support of UN truce plan, lr to Eisenhower; earlier SK requests for aid pact noted
1953Vidar Johansen, Norwegian saxophonist[†]
Vidar Johansen is a Norwegian jazz musician, music arranger and composer.
1953Craig Stadler, American golfer[†]
Craig Robert Stadler is an American professional golfer who has won numerous tournaments at both the PGA Tour and Champions Tour level, including one major championship, the 1982 Masters Tournament.
1953Cornel West, American philosopher, author, and academic[†]
Cornel Ronald West is an American philosopher, theologian, political activist, politician, social critic, and public intellectual. West was an independent candidate in the 2024 United States presidential election and is an outspoken voice in left-wing politics in the United States.
1953The coronation of Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey becomes the first British coronation and one of the first major international events to be televised.[†]
The coronation of Elizabeth II as queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms took place on 2 June 1953 at Westminster Abbey in London. Elizabeth acceded to the throne at the age of 25 upon the death of her father, George VI, on 6 February 1952, being proclaimed queen by her privy and executive councils shortly afterwards. The coronation was held more than one year later because of the tradition of allowing an appropriate length of time to pass after a monarch dies. It also gave the planning committees adequate time to make preparations for the ceremony. During the service, Elizabeth took an oath, was anointed with holy oil, was invested with robes and regalia, and was crowned Queen of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Pakistan, and Ceylon.
In 1953, the world population was approximately 2,634,106,235 people[†]