Editing 1953 (section)

===October===
{{Main|October 1953}}
* [[October]] &ndash; The [[UNIVAC 1103]] is the first commercial computer to use [[random-access memory]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Arrighi |first1=Robert S. |title=Bringing the Future Within Reach: Celebrating 75 Years of the NASA John H. Glenn Research Center |date=2016 |publisher=National Aeronautics and Space Administration |isbn=978-0-16-093210-6 |page=109 |url=https://history.nasa.gov/SP-2016-627.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://history.nasa.gov/SP-2016-627.pdf |archive-date=2022-10-09 |url-status=live |access-date=January 16, 2019}}</ref>
*[[October 1]] &ndash; The [[Mutual Defense Treaty Between the United States and the Republic of Korea]] is concluded in Washington, D.C. <ref>{{cite web | url=https://digitalarchive.wilsoncenter.org/essays/us-korea-military-alliance | title=US-Korea Military Alliance &#124; Wilson Center Digital Archive }}</ref>
* [[October 5]]
** [[Earl Warren]] is appointed [[Chief Justice of the United States]], by President [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]].
** The first meeting of [[Narcotics Anonymous]] is held (the first planning session was held August 17).
* [[October 6]] &ndash; [[UNICEF]], the United Nations Children's Fund, is made a permanent specialized agency of the [[United Nations]].
* [[October 9]]
** [[West German federal election, 1953]]: [[Konrad Adenauer]] is re-elected as German chancellor.
** Fearing communist influence in [[British Guiana]], the British Government suspends the constitution, declares a [[state of emergency]], and militarily occupies the colony.
* [[October 10]] &ndash; [[Roland (Monty) Burton]] wins the [[1953 London to Christchurch air race]], in under 23 hours flying time.
* [[October 12]] &ndash; The play ''[[The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (play)|The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial]]'' opens at the [[Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre|Plymouth Theatre]], New York.
* [[October 22]] &ndash; [[Kingdom of Laos|Laos]] becomes independent from France.
* [[October 23]] &ndash; Alto Broadcasting System (ABS) in the [[Philippines]] makes the first television broadcast in [[southeast Asia]], through [[DZAQ-TV]]. Alto Broadcasting System is the predecessor of what will later become [[ABS-CBN Corporation]].
* [[October 30]] &ndash; [[Cold War]]: U.S. President [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]] formally approves the top secret document of the United States National Security Council [[NSC 162/2]], which states that the United States' arsenal of [[nuclear weapon]]s must be maintained and expanded to counter the [[Communism|communist]] threat.