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1953
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World Events
U.S. Events
Economics
US GDP (1998 dollars): $379.7 billion
Federal spending: $76.10 billion
Federal debt: $266.0 billion
Consumer Price Index: 26.7
Unemployment: 3.0%
Cost of a first-class stamp: $0.03
Sports
World SeriesNY Yankees d. Brooklyn Dodgers (4-2)NBA ChampionshipMinneapolis Lakers d. New York (4-1)Stanley CupMontreal d. Boston (4-1)WimbledonWomen: Maureen Connolly d. D. Hart (8-6 7-5)
Men: Vic Seixas d. K. Nielsen (9-7 6-3 6-4)Kentucky Derby ChampionDark StarNCAA Basketball ChampionshipIndiana d. Kansas (69-68)NCAA Football ChampionsMaryland (10-1-0)
Entertainment
Events- The first issue of TV Guide magazine hits the newsstands on April 3 in 10 cities with a circulation of 1,560,000.
- To counteract the threat of television, Hollywood thinks big and develops wide-screen processes such as CinemaScope, first seen in The Robe.
- Loretta Young abandons Hollywood for her stylish debut on the small screen.
- Lucille Ball gives birth to Desi Arnaz, Jr. on same day the fictional Little Ricky is born on I Love Lucy.
- Playboy magazine hits newsstands. A nude Marilyn Monroe graces the cover.
Movies- The Robe, From Here to Eternity, Shane, Roman Holiday
Books
Science
Nobel Prizes in Science
Chemistry: Hermann Staudinger (Germany), for research in giant molecules Physics: Fritz Zernike (Netherlands), for development of ""phase contrast"" microscope Physiology or Medicine: Fritz A. Lipmann (Germany-US) and Hans Adolph Krebs (Germany-UK), for studies of living cells
Deaths
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