~ 1953 ~
#1 Box Office
April 29 – June 2
House of Wax
This looked too gruesome to post the trailer, but if you are interested it’s on YouTube along with scenes from the movie.
#1 Billboard Hit
How Much Is That Doggie in the Window
Patti Page
March 21 – May 16
Events of Note
May 11 - As part of the 1953 Waco tornado outbreak, an F5 tornado hit the downtown section of Waco, Texas, killing 114.
May 25 - At 5:00 p.m., the first public television station in the United States officially began broadcasting as KUHT from the campus of the University of Houston.
May 29 - Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay became the first climbers to reach the summit of Mount Everest.
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