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Dead
George VI dies and Princess Elizabeth becomes Queen. -
queen
Sweet rationing ends in Britain. Queen Mary dies -
Breaks
Roger Bannister breaks the four-minute barrier for the mile -
Margaret
Princess Margaret calls off plans to marry Grp Capt Peter Townsend -
Prince
Prince Rainier III of Monaco marries Grace Kelly, the actress -
Prim Minister
Prime Minister Harold Macmillan tells a Tory rally: "Most of our people have never had it so good -
Munich
Munich air crash kills eight Manchester United players -
Mini car
The Mini car makes its first appearance and Britain's first motorway, the M1, opens -
Bla
Princess Margaret marries Tony Armstrong-Jones -
President
John F Kennedy succeeds Dwight Eisenhower as US president