August 1953
Friday 07:
Ohio admitted to the union, retroactive to 1803 (this is disputed by some).
Wednesday 12:
Nuclear testing: The Soviet atomic bomb project proceeded with the detonation of Joe 4, the first Soviet thermonuclear weapon.
Monday 17:
Addiction: First meeting of Narcotics Anonymous in Southern California.
Wednesday 19:
Cold War: The CIA helps to overthrow the government of Mohammed Mossadegh in Iran and reinstate the Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.
Saturday 22:
The jail on Devil's Island is closed
Friday 28:
Nippon Television broadcasts Japan's first television show, including its first TV advertisement.
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