1953-12-19 — Page 4

JUNE 2 for British people, historically the most significant date of the year, a dáte marking a new era. Still fresh in the memory are scenes of the colourful

• Coronation ceremony in Westminster Abbey. The Anal scene above shows Queen Elizabeth II, wearing the Imperial State Crown and carrying the Orb and Sceptre, leaving the Abbey. (Express)

ANOTHER important date was January 20, when General Dwight D. Elsenhower was sworn in as President of the United States of

America. (Express)

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ON March 5, one of the most controversial figures of the 20th century, Marshal Stalin, Soviet Russian dictator, died. (Express)

AND дн a Coronation - gift, a glorious achievement, symbolising the new Elizabethan spirit—the conquest of Everest, The news came on Coronation morning to stir the imagination of all men. Sherpa Tensing, who reached the top together with Sir Edmund Hillary (right), holds aloft the ice pick which he had earlier planted on the summit of Everest, as the expedition's leader, Sir John Hunt (left) looks on. (Express)

THE year was not without tragedy, The forces of nature wreaked great havoc. Earthquakes completely devastated the Greek Islands of Zante, Cephalonia and Ithaca, (Express)

IN late January, the East Coast of Britain and the coast of Holland were ravaged by the most severe floods for several hundred years. Picture of submerged Canvey Island, in the Thames Estuary.

AND great news in the world of sporl! England regained the Ashes. The jubilant crowd mobs the England cricketers at the Oval, (Express)

SIR Gordon Richards won the Derby on Pinza - his first win in 28 tries. He is seen being.congratulated by the Queen, (Express),

A happy event for many families was the truce in Korea and the return home of hundreds of British prisoners of war. Scene on the repatriation ship Asturias. (Express):

By Ernie Bushmiller

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THE year has seen considerable unrest In Kenya. courtroom scene during the trial of 69 Kikuyu tribesmen accused of Mau Mau activities. (Express)

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