October 1953

Monday 05:

Earl Warren is sworn in as the 14th Chief Justice of the United States.

Monday 12:

"The Caine Mutiny Court Martial" opens at Plymouth Theatre, New York

Wednesday 14:

The Qibya massacre was carried out by Israeli troops in a West Bank village.

Thursday 15:

British nuclear test Totem 1 detonated at Emu Field, South Australia.

Thursday 22:

Laos gains independence from France.

Tuesday 27:

British nuclear test Totem 2 is detonated at Emu Field, South Australia.

Friday 30:

Cold War: US President Dwight D. Eisenhower formally approves the top secret document National Security Council Paper No. 162/2, which states that the United States' arsenal of nuclear weapons must be maintained and expanded to counter the communist threat.