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Anti-witchcraft laws were repealed in Britain
Army-McCarthy hearings
Bolivian Revolution
Britain had developed its own atomic bomb
Britain opened trade talks with Hungary
Coup deposes dictator Juan Perón in Argentina
Dalai Lama flees Tibet
Death of Eva Perón (Evita) in Argentina
DNA discovered
EEC and EURATOM begin operation
Elizabeth became Queen of England
European Coal and Steel Community
European Free Trade Association
Food rationing ended in Great Britain
Guiness Book of Records first published
Harold MacMillan becomes British Prime Minister
Huge collectivization push in rural China
India claims state of Kashmir
King George VI died
MacArthur relieved of command by Truman
Malaysia gained independence from Britain
North Sea gas discovered
Rock'n'Roll music becomes popular
Royal Yacht Britannia was put into service
Sir Edmund Hillary first to reach summit of Ever
Soviets successfully test hydrogen bomb
Sudan became independent from Britain
The Festival of Britain
The London gold market reopened
The Rome Treaties
U.S. ends Japanese occupation
Winston Churchill resigned as Prime Minister
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