February 1953


Thursday 05:

The movie Peter Pan premieres (Roxy Theatre, New York City).



Wednesday 11:

The Soviet Union breaks off diplomatic relations with Israel.



Sunday 15:

Seventeen-year-old Tenley Albright becomes the first American to win the world figure skating championship.



Wednesday 18:

Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz sign an $8,000,000 contract to continue the I Love Lucy television series through 1955.



Thursday 19:

Censorship: Georgia approves the first literature censorship board in the United States.



Saturday 21:

Francis Crick and James D. Watson discover the structure of the DNA molecule.



Saturday 28:

James D. Watson and Francis Crick announce to friends that they have determined the chemical structure of DNA; formal announcement April 25 following publication in April Nature (pub. April 2).



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