1953 Headline News
    Congress proposes giving Native Americans the same civil status as U.S. citizens.
The U.S. Communist Party is ordered to register with the Department of Justice .
The U.S. financially aids France to fight the Viet Minh rebels in Vietnam. Monarchy is abolished in Egypt.
The fossil remains of the Piltdown man are proved to be false almost 40 years after they were discovered
The "heart-lung" machine, which was created in 1951 is used for the first time during open-heart surgery so that the heart can be emptied of blood for a short time.


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