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Events[]
- Harry S. Truman is succeeded as president of the United States by Dwight D. Eisenhower.[1]
- Gaunt Gary operates out of Ames Pool Hall in this year.[2]
- On Earth several films are released, including The Wages of Fear[3], From Here to Eternity [4] and Shane, featuring actors Alan Ladd, Jack Palance and Brandon De Wilde.[5]
- Gaunt Gary hustles Willie Mosconi in the Ames Pool Hall in New York City.[6]
- The USSR test their first H-bomb.[7]
- Gambling action is slated at Albany, New York.[7]
- The United Nations holds a meeting in London.[7]
- October
- Benny Russell writes the first of his stories featuring a black space station commander for Incredible Tales Magazine. The refusal of the publisher to print his stories leads to a mental breakdown.[7]
- 14 December
- Doctor James Wykoff begins writing a diary of his experiences with Benny Russell.[8]
Births and deaths[]
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- 5 March
- Sergei Prokofiev dies.[1]
- Joseph Stalin dies.[1][7]
- 11 April
- Andrew Wiles born.[1]
- 6 May
- Tony Blair born.[1]
- 20 June
- Robert Crais born.[1]
Appendices[]
References and notes[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Historical fact.
- ↑ ST website: StarTrek.com
- ↑ ENT episode: "Vox Sola"
- ↑ ST reference: Star Trek Encyclopedia
- ↑ DS9 episode: "It's Only a Paper Moon"
- ↑ VOY episode: "The Cloud"
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 DS9 episode & novelization: Far Beyond the Stars
- ↑ DS9 short story: "Isolation Ward 4"
Stories[]
| Title | Series | Date | Media | Notes | Image |
| Star Trek: Special When the Stars Come a-Calling |
Deep Space Nine | 1953 | comic | 
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| Far Beyond the Stars Chapters 5, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15, 18, 19, 21, 23, 27-29, 31, 36 & 37 |
Deep Space Nine | October 1953 | episode novelization |
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| Strange New Worlds IV Isolation Ward 4 |
Deep Space Nine | 14 December 1953 - 2 April 1954 | short story | 
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Pictures from 1953[]
External links[]
- 1953 article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- 1953 article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.