December 1953

December 2, 1953 (Wednesday)

December 5, 1953 (Saturday)

December 6, 1953 (Sunday)

  • With the NBC Symphony Orchestra, conductor Arturo Toscanini performs what he claims is his favorite Beethoven symphony, Eroica, for the last time. The live performance is broadcast nationwide on radio, and later released on records and CD.

December 7, 1953 (Monday)

December 8, 1953 (Tuesday)

December 9, 1953 (Wednesday)

December 10, 1953 (Thursday)

December 17, 1953 (Thursday)

December 23, 1953 (Wednesday)

December 24, 1953 (Thursday)

December 25, 1953 (Friday)

  • The Amami Islands are returned to Japan after 8 years of United States military occupation.
  • Died:

December 30, 1953 (Wednesday)

  • The first color television sets go on sale for about US$1,175 – RCA Model 5 Prototype, which became CT-100, and Admiral C1617A.[1]

References

  1. December 30, 1953…The First Color TV Sets Go On Sale. eyesofageneration.com December 30, 2016
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