ZUM4856821: Jul 07, 1953 - Egypt Crisis over kidnapped London Airman: The sharp new crisis blew up suddenly between Britain and Egypt today, In Ismailie, British and Military base in the Canal Zone, and in Cairo, the situationis tense. It follows the kidnapping last Friday of British Airman, L.A.C., A.V. Rigden. The British gave the Egyptian government unti 9 am. today to return him. And, as at that time the British received only a flat rejection of their demand, British troops went into action. British paratroopers of teh 18th Airborne Division, clamped down stringent traffic onctrols in Ismailia. Roadnlocks were manned and heavy machine guns were set up / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4856867: Jul 07, 1953 - Firemen and Police search static water tank for six year old boy - and he sits watching them: The scene is set at a static water tank in a corner of Whit ~ chapel, E.. Six year old Malcolm Norbury is missing. And, according to playmates, he was last seen in the tank.. ~ ate the water goes a squad of fireman and police... Suddenly Malcolm's mother spots a familiar face among the crowd - it was Malcolm, calmly watching the” Illegible” at work / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4856921: Jul 07, 1953 - Duisburg woman returning after three years from Nigeria: Clerk Margot Puhl from Duisbug who made during a trip three years ago the acquintance of the negro scientist and indigenous official Akinola Emanuel Abayoni, then married him shortly afterwards and followed in his home country now arrived at her parents with her daughter Ekundayo (the name means: Joy after grievance) who is born in Africa Mrs. Abayoni had not announced her visit to the surprised parents. The reason of her voyage to Germany was the escaping from the rain which is at present in her new home country and also a little bit homesickness though she is feeling very well with her husband / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4856956: Jul 07, 1953 - Jogging Japan: Japan has taken to jogging groups of joggers huff & puff along traffic choked streets, doing their miles. One favorite jog is around the imperial palace moat in downtown tokyo. This picture however was taken in Kyoto, when a group of students made the rounds early one morning. / Bridgeman Images
ETE4856958: Second World War (1939-1945): Normandy (France) 21 August 1944 - Meeting of General Charles De Gaulle (1890-1970) (Chairman of the French Committee of National Liberation) and General Dwight Eisenhower (1890-1969) (Supreme Commander of the Allie Expeditionary Force) at the latter's HQ - In the centre, Captain Claude Guy (1917-1992) the aide-de-camp of camp of the General De Gaulle and in the background, General Pierre Koenig (1898-1970) (Commander of the French Forces of the Inner-FFI) / Bridgeman Images
ETE4871762: Second World War (1939-1945) (WWII): General George Smith Patton (1885-1945), commander of the Third US Army and General Dwight Eisenhower (1890-1961), supreme commander of Allied forces in Europe, at headquarters of the Third US Army - Photography, (Lorraine or Ardennes) France, around 20 September 1944 / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4871936: Aug. 08, 1953 - TEN HOURS AFLOAT.. DRAMATIC RESCUE OF SURVIVOR.. OF U.S. ATOM BOMBER CRASH IN THE ATLANTIC.. Keystone Photo Shows: - Sgt. Roy Spears seen aboard the rescue dinghy - after he had been taken from the sea after being afloat for ten hours - after being in the American Convair - the largest plane in the world - which crashed in the Atlantic. This photograph was taken from the searching vessel “Manchester Shipper” which picked up survivors of crash. / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4872071: Tue 02, 1953 - Piccolo Theater of Milan performs in Paris: Marcello Moretti (left) as Harlequin and Contarello (next to him), two main character of Goldini's commedia Del Arte” Harlequin serves two masters” staged by the Piccolo theater of Milan at Marigny Theater, Paris. / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4872115: Aug. 08, 1953 - Thousands from East Berlin line up for free food from the West; In spite of the many threats from the authorities in the Eastern Sector - many thousands of people from the East Zone lined up for hours at the various town halls in the city to receive the free food parcels distributed by the American authorities / Bridgeman Images