1953

Events that occurred in the year 1953 CE.
== Events ==
=== January ===
* January 20th: Dwight D. Eisenhower becomes the 34th President of the United States, replacing the incumbent Harry S. Truman.
=== March ===
* March 5th: Joseph Stalin dies.
=== April ===
* April 13th: The CIA officially begins Project MKUltra.
=== June ===
* June 21st: Peggy Carter is interviewed about her experiences with Captain America during World War II.
=== September ===
* September 18th: Nikita Khrushchev comes to power in the Soviet Union as the First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. This event, and his erratic leadership, was orchestrated by HYDRA as part of their plan to destabilize the world.
Category:20th century