The year 1964 was a leap year and began on a Wednesday. 1964 In The News 12th January – The Zanzibar Revolution began. 4th June – The Beatles began their first World…
Author: Heather Y Wheeler
Life in 1963
The year 1963 began on a Tuesday. 1963 In The News 29th January – Charles de Gaulle of France vetoed Britain’s entry into the European Common Market 21st March– Alcatraz Prison was…
Life in 1962
The year 1962 began on a Monday. 1962 In The News 14th May – Juan Carlos of Spain married Princes Sophia of Greece 5th August– Marilyn Monroe was found dead from an…
Life in 1961
The year 1961 began on a Sunday and was the second year of the new decade. 1961 In The News 12th April – Yuri Gagarin became the first man in space. 17th…
Life in 1960
The year 1960 began on a Friday and was a leap year. It was the first year of a new decade that would be dubbed ‘The Swinging Sixties’ with an emphasis on…
Life in 1959
The year 1959 began on a Thursday and was the last year of the 1950s. 1959 In The News 3rd June – Singapore became a self-governing colony of Britain 23rd June– Sean…
Life in 1958
The year 1958 began on a Wednesday and was the penultimate year of the 1950s. 1958 In The News 6th February – Munich Air Disaster 2nd March– First overland crossing of Antarctica…
Life in 1957
The year 1957 began on a Tuesday. This year saw the emergence of the H2N2 Influenza pandemic, nicknamed Asian Flu. 1957 In The News 8th March – Egypt re-opened the Suez Canal…
Life in 1956
The year 1956 began on a Sunday and was a leap year. 1956 In The News 2nd March – Morocco gained independence from France 19th April– Grace Kelly married Prince Rainier of…
Life in 1955
The year 1955 began on a Saturday. The year saw the beginning of Civil Rights protests in the United States. 1955 In The News 5th April – Winston Churchill resigned as Prime…
Life in 1954
The year 1954 began on a Friday. 1954 In The News 14th January – Marilyn Monroe married Joe diMaggio. 17th May– Brown v Board of Education ruled segregated schools unconstitutional 4th July–…
Life in 1953
The year 1953 began on a Thursday. 1953 In The News 31st January – North Sea floods killed around 2500 people. 6th March– Georgy Malenkov became leader of the Soviet Union after…
Life in 1952
The year 1952 began on a Tuesday and was a leap year. 1952 In The News 6th February – Elizabeth II became Queen of Britain after her father died. 1st November –…
Life in 1951
The year 1951 began on a Monday and was the second year of the new decade. 1951 In The News 27th February – 22nd Amendment limits US Presidents to two terms in…
Life in 1950
The year 1950 began on a Sunday. It ushered in a new decade and a move away from the war years of the 1940s. 1950 In The News 14th February – China…