World news events

• Nikita Khrushchev wins power struggle in Soviet Union after the death of Josef Stalin
• Josef Broz Tito elected president of Yugoslavia
• Convicted spies Julius and Ethel Rosenberg executed
• Korean armistice signed
• Soviet Union detonates its first hydrogen bomb
• "Comet" aircraft crashed outside of New Delhi.

Science & Technology

• U.S. Air Force test pilot Chuck Yeager sets speed record in X-1 rocket plane
• An expedition led by Sir Edmund Hillary is the first to reach the summit of Mount Everest
• James Watson and Francis Crick determine the structure of DNA
• Alfred Kinsey publishes Sexual Behavior in the Human Female
• First clear evidence linking lung cancer to cigarette smoking
• Douglas Aircraft introduced the DC-7

Sports

• NBA: Minneapolis Lakers vs. New Yorks Knicks Series: 4-3
• NCAA Football: Maryland Record: 10-1-0
• Heisman Trophy: John Lattner, notre dame, HB points: 1,850
• Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens vs. Boston Bruins Series: 4-1
• US Open Golf: Ben Hogan Score: 283 Course: Oakmont CC Location: Oakmont, PA
• World Series: New York Yankees vs. Brooklyn Dodgers Series: 4-2

Movies

• The Robe
• From Here to Eternity
• Shane
• How to Marry a Millionaire
• Peter Pan
• Hans Christian Anderson
• House of Wax
• Mogambo
• Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
• Moulin Rouge

         Academy Awards

• Best Picture: "From Here to Eternity"
• Best Director: Fred Zinnemann ... "From Here to Eternity"
• Best Actor: William Holden ... "Stalag 17"
• Best Actress: Audrey Hepburn ... "Roman Holiday"

Most Popular Books

Fiction
1. " The Robe"...Lloyd C. Douglas. Houghton Mifflin
2."The Silver Chalice"... Thomas B. Costain. Doubleday
3."Desiree"...Annemarie Selinko. Morrow
4."Battle Cry"...Leon M. Uris. Putnam
5."From Here to Eternity"...James Jones. Scribner
6."The High and the Mighty"...Ernest K. Gann. Sloane
7."Beyond This Place"... A. J. Cronin. Little, Brown
8."Time and Time Again"...James Hilton. Little, Brown
9."Lord Vanity"...Samuel Shellabarger. Little, Brown
10. "The Unconquered"...Ben Ames Williams. Houghton Mifflin
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Nonfiction
1."The Holy Bible: Revised Standard Version"... Nelson
2."The Power of Positive Thinking"... Norman Vincent Peale. Prentice-Hall
3."Sexual Behavior in the Human Female"...Alfred C. Kinsey and others. Saunders
4."Angel Unaware"... Dale Evans Rogers. Revell
5."Life Is Worth Living"... Fulton J. Sheen. McGraw-Hill
6."A Man Called Peter"...Catherine Marshall. McGraw-Hill
7."This I Believe"... ed. by Edward P. Morgan; foreword by Edward R. Murrow. Simon & Schuster
8."The Greatest Faith Ever Known"...Fulton Oursler and G. A. 0. Armstrong. Doubleday
9."How to Play Your Best Golf"...Tommy Armour. Simon & Schuster
10. "A House Is Not a Home"...Polly Adler. Rinehart
 

Music

1. That's Amore - Dean Martin
2. Stranger In Paradise - Tony Bennett
3. Vaya Con Dios - Les Paul & Mary Ford
4. Your Cheatin' Heart - Hank Williams
5. Rags To Riches - Tony Bennett
6. I've Got The World On A String - Frank Sinatra
7. Crying In The Chapel - The Orioles
8. I Believe - Frankie Laine
9. South Of The Border - Frank Sinatra
10. (Mama) He Treats Your Daughter Mean - Ruth Brown
11. Dragnet - Ray Anthony & His Orchestra
12. You Belong To Me - Jo Stafford
13. St. George and the Dragonette - Stan Freberg
14. Shake A Hand - Faye Adams
15. You You You - Ames Brothers
16. The Clock - Johnny Ace
17. Changing Partners - Patti Page
18. Crazy Man Crazy - Bill Haley and His Comets
19. The Gang That Sang "Heart Of My Heart" - The Four Aces featuring Al Alberts
20. Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes - Perry Como
21. The Doggie In The Window - Patti Page
22. Hound Dog - Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton
23. I'm Walking Behind You - Eddie Fisher
24. Song From Moulin Rouge (Where Is Your Heart) - Percy Faith
25. Till I Waltz Again With You - Teresa Brewer

 Number One Song according to Billboard Magazine:

December 27, 1952 - January 9, 1953: I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus - Jimmy Boyd
January 10 - February 13: Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes - Perry Como
February 14 - March 20: Till I Waltz Again With You - Teresa Brewer
March 21 - May 15: The Doggie In The Window - Patti Page
May 16 - July 24: Song From Moulin Rouge - Percy Faith & his Orchestra
July 25 - August 7: I'm Walking Behind You - Eddie Fisher
August 8 - October 9: Vaya Con Dios - Les Paul & Mary Ford
October 10 - November 6: St. George And The Dragonet - Stan Freberg
November 7 - November 20: Vaya Con Dios - Les Paul & Mary Ford
November 21, 1953 - January 1, 1954: Rags To Riches - Tony Bennett