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War
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D - Day
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The Festival of Britain
Just six years after WWII, Britians towns and cities still showed the scars of the war a constant reminders of the war. The Festival of Britain opened aming to promote the feeling of recovery. The main Festival site was on a 27 acre on the South Bank, London, which had been untouched since being bombed in the war. The festival was aimed to promote the feeling of recovery after the war. <a href='http://http://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/The-Festival-of-Britain-1951/ -
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Fist Nuclear Bomb Test
On 3 October 1952, the United Kingdom became the third country to test nuclear weapons after the United States and the Soviet Union. The first British test, code-named ‘Hurricane’, was conducted at the Montebello Islands in Western Australia. Nuclear Bomb testing leaped into action. First Nuclear Test -
Netherland Flood Devestation
The cause of the flooding is a combination of weather, spring tide, and the weak Dutch dikes. Most were killed by drowning and hypothermia. The landscape turned into a wetland, and when the storm subsided were villages and towns wiped off the map. About 1,800 deaths, 72,000 homeless, and 494,210 acers of land underwater. Many people were left homeless or dead and much of landscape turned into a wet land. http://doorplanet.com/article/flood-disaster-1953 -
Soviet Leader Joseph Stalin Dies
The Soviet leader, Joseph Stalin, died on March 5th, 1953. Joseph Stalin suffered a massive stroke. It was announced on the radio the next day, with appeals for calm, and the funeral was held in Red Square on March 9th. Stalin’s body was put on display with Lenin’s corpse in the renamed Lenin-Stalin Mausoleum. He impacted society throughout the world with beneficial reforms. Death Joseph Stalin -
Scientists at Cambridge University discovered structure of DNA
In April 1953, they published the news of their discovery, a molecular structure of DNA based on all its known features - the double helix. This model served to explain how DNA replicates and how hereditary information is coded on it. This set the stage for the rapid advances in molecular biology that continue to this day. http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/crick_and_watson.shtml -
Dag Hammarskjold, became secretary general of United Nations
Swedish diplomat, Dag Hammarskjold, became secretary general of United Nations. On 10 April 1953, he took the oath of office as Secretary-General of the United Nations for a term of five years. Dag Hammarskjold used his offices in a range of situations to prevent war. http://www.un.org/depts/dhl/dag/bio.htm -
Elizabeth II Became Queen
Queen Elizabeth ll married Duke of Edinburgh, Philip Mountbatten, in 1947. She became queen on February 6, 1952. Queen Elizabeth ll was crowned on June 2, 1953. Queen Elizabeth ll is the longest-serving monarch in British history. http://www.biography.com/people/queen-elizabeth-ii-9286165 -
Warsaw Pact Formed
The Soviet Union and seven of its European countrys, Albania, Poland, Romania, Hungary, East Germany, Czechoslovakia, and Bulgaria sign a treaty establishing the Warsaw Pact, a defense organization that put the Soviets in command of the armed forces of the member states. The treaty called the member states to come to the defense of any member attacked by an outside force. Warsaw pact was setup for the members to defend other members from an ouside force, it lasted up until 1991. -
First Living Creature in Space
Russian government launched Sputniks in to space. Sputniks was a Laika, a small dog. Sputniks became the first living creature in space. The first living creature was launched into space. http://archives.govt.nz/has/walter-nash-exhibition/european-timeline-1900-1968 -
Founding of European Free Trade Association
Sweden became founding member of European Free Trade Association(EFTA), along with Austria, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. European Free Trade Association was founded to promote closer economic cooperation and free trade in Europe. In the future European Free Trade Association would achieve full free trade in industrial products is achieved between the EFTA States. http://www.efta.int/about-efta/history -
Algerian War Ends
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Independance
Spain anounces that they will give Equilateral Guinea indepenadance. -
Bohemian Rhapsody Released
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Muppets
The Muppets Show original show is introduced. -
First Female Prime Minister
Marget Thatcher was the worlds first female prime minister of britian. -
Berlin Wall
Berlin wall was nocked down bring back Germany as a whole. -
Finland
Finland became part of the council of Europe. -
Green Paper
The comminsion adapts to green paper. -
The United Kingdom
The United Kingdome takes over the presidency of the European Council.
