27 October 1953 October 26, 2015 Author: Staff Great Britian tests a nuclear bomb at Emu Field, South Australia. Famous Words of Inspiration..."The only paradise is paradise lost." Marcel Proust — Click here for more from Marcel Proust Related posts: 29 August 1949 13 January 1953 29 May 1953 26 July 1953 19 January 1953 29 May 1953 18 March 1953 24 April 1953 26 April 1986 14 September 1954 Categories: History Tags: 1953, 27 October