Towson High School's Class of 1953 met this past weekend for their 60th reunion. What was life like in Towson, Md. and beyond 60 years ago? Here are a few items of interest.
• THS's boys track and field and boys cross country teams won the state championship
• Development of Hydrogen Bomb announced
• Dwight Eisenhower sworn in as President
• Watson and Crick announce discovery of DNA molecule's structure
• Ian Fleming publishes first James Bond novel, "Casino Royale"
• Mickey Mantle hits record-setting 565-foot home run
• Elizabeth II crowned Queen of England
• First issue of Playboy magazine published
• First color television sets go on sale
• Innovative computer UNIVAC 1103 developed
• Ernest Hemingway wins Pulitizer for "The Old Man and the Sea"
• First open heart surgery performed in Philadelphia
• Julius and Ethel Rosenberg executed in Sing Sing prison
• "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" by Jimmy Boyd is top-selling single