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The Atlantic Coast Conference is founded, at the Sedgefield Inn near Greensboro, N.C., with seven charter members: Clemson, Duke, Maryland, North Carolina, North Carolina State, South Carolina and Wake Forest. The seven schools withdraw from the Southern Conference early that morning, during the Southern Conference's annual spring meeting.
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On June 2, 1953, Elizabeth II was crowned as the Queen of the United Kingdom in a grand ceremony at Westminster Abbey.
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The Korean War came to an official end with the signing of the Korean Armistice Agreement on July 27, 1953. The agreement established the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) and led to a cessation of hostilities between North and South Korea, though no formal peace treaty was signed.
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