About 1950s
The 1950s was a decade of the Gregorian calendar that began on January 1, 1950, and ended on December 31, 1959.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak sees Southampton relegated from Premier League
... David Cameron claimed to be a Aston Villa fan, but a blunder in a speech in 2015 saw him claim the top flight s other claret and blue team West Ham - A Newcastle United fan, Sir Tony Blair received ridicule for a number of years due an apparent claim to have seen club legend Jackie Milburn play at St James Park in the 1950S - even though the player had retired when he was five...
Mary Quant: The mini skirt pioneer who defined 60s fashion
... Hems had been rising since the late 1950S - but it was Quant who popularised the style and put it out into the mass market...
Egypt zoo overhaul plan raises animal welfare fears
... But its practices - which experts say are rooted in the 1950S - and its premises are badly in need of an update...
‘Doctors fitted a contraceptive coil without my consent'
... The campaign was designed to control the population growth in Greenland, which had ballooned since the 1950S - aided by modernisation and better healthcare...
Sheffield lorry driver Brian Wilson, 90, says he is in for the long haul
... Brian credits his uncle with teaching him to drive aged 16, although his National Service in the 1950S - driving American troop carriers in Germany with the Royal Horse Guards - undoubtedly sharpened his skills...
The Queen and Paddington: How a bear became an unlikely royal mascot
... Bond and the Queen were born in the same year, and were both British institutions who rose to their very different prominent positions in the 1950S - with the Queen crowned three years before Bond first created his character...
Budget 2021: There has been a shift in Tory philosophy - minister
... " Taxes are rising to their highest level as a percentage of GDP since the 1950S - I don t like it, but I cannot apologise for it - it s the result of the unprecedented crisis...
Secret door in the Parliament will lead to a historic treasure trove
... The lamp still worked after 70 years A light switch - it s probably installed, which illuminated in the 1950S, the great Osram-lamp with the inscription HM Government Property ...
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