Stanley Matthews receiving his cup winners medal. Blackpool beat Bolton 4-3

29 May Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tensing reached the summit of Everest.

Ian Flemming introduced James Bond 007 in his first book 'Casino Royale'.

Hugh Heffner launched 'Playboy' on an unsuspecting world

6 June Sir Gordon Richards won his first Derby on the 5 -1 favourite Pinza.

Yipee, no more sweet rationing. The rest of the food stuff had another year to go.

Well it has arrived. Television!! This year many people bought one just to watch the Coronation. Experts were quick off the mark telling us that the nation would develop square eyes, and our muscles would stop working. In America colour TV was introduced. We were a tad behind!