Historical eventMay 31953

Semi-trailer

Two men are rescued from a semitrailer that crashed over the side of the Pit River Bridge before it fell into the Sacramento River. Amateur photographer Virginia Schau photographs "Rescue on Pit River Bridge", the first and only winning submission for the Pulitzer Prize for Photography to have been taken by a woman.

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When
Sunday, May 3 195373 years ago
Category
Historical eventA dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
Era
20th century · 1950s
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At a glance

Dates: From 1953.

What happened

Two men are rescued from a semitrailer that crashed over the side of the Pit River Bridge before it fell into the Sacramento River. Amateur photographer Virginia Schau photographs "Rescue on Pit River Bridge", the first and only winning submission for the Pulitzer Prize for Photography to have been taken by a woman.

May 3 through the years

Other entries on the same calendar day, in order.

  1. 1953Semi-trailer
  2. 1999Oklahoma City
  3. 2000Geocaching
  4. 2001United Nations Commission on Human Rights
  5. 2006Armavia Flight 967
  6. 2007Disappearance of Madeleine McCann
  7. 20152015 Curtis Culwell Center attack
  8. 2016Fort McMurray
  9. 2021Mexico City Metro
  10. 2023Belgrade school shooting
  11. 2023Manipur conflict (2023–present)

Also in 1953

  • August 10First Indochina WarFirst Indochina War: The French Union withdrew its forces from Operation Camargue against the Việt Minh in central modern-day Vietnam.
  • October 14Ariel SharonIsraeli military commander Ariel Sharon and his Unit 101 special forces attacked the village of Qibya on the West Bank, destroying 45 bui…
  • June 17Cold WarCold War: East Germany Workers Uprising: In East Germany, the Soviet Union orders a division of troops into East Berlin to quell a rebell…
  • June 81953 Flint–Beecher tornadoAn F5 tornado struck Flint and Beecher, Michigan, causing 116 fatalities, 844 injuries and $19 million in damage during a larger tornado…
  • October 3Holy Rosary Cathedral (Vancouver)Vancouver's Holy Rosary Cathedral was dedicated by Archbishop William Mark Duke, fifty-three years after it first opened.
  • March 181953 Yenice–Gönen earthquakeAn earthquake hits western Turkey, killing at least 1,070 people.
  • January 6Asian Socialist ConferenceThe inaugural Asian Socialist Conference, an organisation of socialist political parties, opened in Rangoon with 177 delegates, observers…
  • June 2Elizabeth IIQueen Elizabeth II was crowned at Westminster Abbey in London.

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May 3 1953 — 73 years ago, on a Sunday.

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