Facts about 1953....

A few facts about the year 1953

The first tator tots were served

Lucy and Ricky welcomed Little Ricky on I Love Lucy

Walt Disney introduced Peter Pan

Edmund Hilary and Tenzing Norgay were the first to

successfully climb Mount Everest

John F Kennedy married Jacqueline Bouvier

Hank Williams was at the top of the hit list

with "Your cheatin' heart"

Cars looked like this......

The Drifters were singing "Money Honey..."

The first Corvette was introduced

3 color traffic lights first appeared

Playboy Magazine debuted with Marilyn Monroe as the feature

The first TV Guide was introduced

Kellogg's introduced Sugar Smacks

The Academy Awards was televised for the first time

Contact paper first appeared

Ian Fleming published the first James Bond Novel,

Casino Royale

Dow Chemical created Saran Wrap

Unemployment was at 2.9%

Red Buttons and Howdy Doody were the TV shows of choice

The first successful Open Heart Surgery was

performed in Philadelphia

Westinghouse introduced the first color TV

and it sold for $1175.00

The New York Yankees and Brooklyn Dodgers were in the World Series

Dwight D Eisenhower was President of the United States

Burt Baskin and Irv Robbins decided to open an ice cream shop

Gas was 22 cents a gallon and stamps were 3 cents

The average priced home was $17,500.00

Instant Tea made it's debut

As for July 6th, the following people were born:

George W Bush

Sylvester Stalone

Nancy Reagan

AND

Danny Ray Fenter

I love you.....Happy Birthday!!!!

P.K.