What happened in 1953 Major News Stories include North Sea flood Netherlands, Queen Elizabeth II crowned Queen, Korean War Ends, FBI rounds up communist leaders, First Polio Vaccine Developed, First color television sets go on sale, First Corvette car goes on sale, First James Bond novel Published

In 1953 Queen Elizabeth II was crowned in Westminster Abbey, and Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tensing became the first people to scale the summit of Mount Everest. A year to remember! But the everyday life of the ordinary citizen in Britain was, by the standards of today, quite simple.

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Jan 1 19th Sugar Bowl: #2 Georgia Tech beats #7 Mississippi, 24-7. Jan 1 19th Orange Bowl: #9 Alabama beats #14 Syracuse, 61-6. Jan 2 NBA Baltimore Bullets begin a record 32 game road losing streak (12 games in 1952-53; 20 games in 1953-54) …

Sugar was rationed until 1953 and meat only came off ration a year later. Preparing for 1950s Family Tea Ordinary families had little spare money for treats like cinema trips and holidays.

26/05/2015 · In 1953, all private businesses were brought under state control. The owners were “re-educated” by publically denouncing their past ‘crimes’ against people. The “Three Antis Campaign” was followed by the Five Antis Campaign. This was against bribery, non-payment of taxes, fraud, taking government property and spying.