The U.S. Supreme Court rules unanimously that segregated schools are unconstitutional in the Brown vs. Board of Education court case, in May. Nettie Hunt and her daughter, Nikie on steps of U.S Supreme Court. Library of Congress
Gamal Abdel Nasser comes to power in Egypt after the signing of the British withdrawal order. Wikimedia Commons
Roger Bannister is the first to break the four minute mile on 6 May in Oxford, England. Norman Potter Central Press, Hulton Archive, Getty Images
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‘Castle Bravo’, the most powerful hydrogen bomb ever tested by the USA is detonated on Bikini Atoll in the Pacific Ocean in March. Wikimedia Commons
‘Derationing Day’ on 4 July marked the end of rationing in Britain; nearly a decade after the Second World War had ended. Creative Commons
In April, Bill Haley and His Comets record “Rock Around the Clock”, signalling the start of the Rock ‘n’ Roll craze. Wikimedia Commons
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