ZUM4885111: Oct. 10, 1953 - Petrol Strike Threatens To Halt London: Empty Petrol tanks face and the Home Counties today as a result of the unofficial strike of 6,000 patrol tanker drivers. Minister were expected to meet today to prepare emergency plans to use troops to distribute patrol if the strike continue / Bridgeman Images
ETE4885337: WWII:Bastogne (Belgium) 1st January 1945: General George S.Patton (CG of the Third US Army) during his visit to the 101st US Airborne, which supported a seat in the city. On the right, Brigadier General Anthony Mc Auliffe (Commander of the Artillery of the Division) who commanded the Division at the siege and whom he has just appointed / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4862804: Jul 07, 1953 - She wears red feathers and a hula-hula skirt”:” She wears red feathers and a Hula-Hula Skirt” that's the name of the song that G ~ ~ (Housewives Choice) Michell has made famous in America and Britain. He's going to sing it at the Palladium, where he opens on Monday, July 20, and just to give him the right atmosphere during rehearsals today shortly after his arrival from the States shapely Audrey Hurst turned up complete with grass skirt, feather and a real Hawaiian wiggle. / Bridgeman Images
ICA4862834: Le Figaro, Satirique en N & B, 1975_12_19: Syndicat, CGT, President of the Republic, Original drawing, Union de la gauche - Mitterrand Francois, Marchais Georges, Seguy Georges, Maire Edmond, Bergeron - Illustration by Jacques Faizant (1918-2006), Faizant, Jacques (1918-2006) / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4862900: Jul 07, 1953 - Emergency Food Supply For Needy East Berlin Population: Already in the early morning hours of Monday, July 27th, 21953, over 20,000 Hungary and needy from East Berlin lined up before the individual town-halls of the city of Berlin Where food is distributed to them. Many stood hours and hours to receive a package with fat or some cans. / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4863150: Jul 07, 1953 - Pirate Fighting on River Sai ~ ~ ~ ~ The 675 the anniversary of the foundation of the sailors guild was celebrated in the two sailors-cities on the German-Austrian borderline Laufen and Oberndorf, last Sunday. The sailors-guild was something like a city force protecting the ships which were coming with salt from Salzburg district. At the occasion of this anniversary the guild held a” pirate fighting” during which the pirates were drive to the shore and were taken prisoner by the sailors. By firing some volleys, brandishing their sabres and accordeon play the pirates tried to defend themselves (left), with his hands on his back the pirate is brought before court. / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4880959: Sep. 09, 1953 - Rail Crash at Bethnal Green Four Coaches Derailed and Several Hurt.: An Eastern Region train broke in two as it approached Bethnal Green station this afternoon and some of the coaches were derailed. The back coach of the train, which was one the local line crash into a girder and mounted part of the station platform / Bridgeman Images