ZUM4930919: May 05, 1954 - Zatopek breaks his own World Record at c ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ he Zatopek, the famous Czechoslovakian athlete, in actio at ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ where he set up a new world record in running the 5,000 meters in 13'52'2/10. He was first refused the English visa following some unpleasant remarks he passed on Paris but was granted permission to come to France at the last minute / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4930643: May 05, 1954 - OPEN-AIR Sculpture Exhibition at Holland Park. Lord Luke, Chairman of the National Playing Fields Association - opened the Open Air Sculpture Exhibition at Holland Park, London, this morning.. KEYSTONE PHOTO SHOWS: - A visitor looks up at” Seated Man” - the creation of Elizabeth Frink at the exhibition this afternoon, Frink, Elisabeth (1930-93) / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4931002: May 05, 1954 - Aneurin Bevan's Kiss for Bride: The Wedding took place today at Holy Trinity Church, Brook Green, Hammersmith, between Miss Gwyneth Phillips, 23-year-old daughter of Morgan Phillips, secretary of the Socialist Party, and Dr. John Dunwoodie, 25, who works at the Gordon Hospital, Vauuxhall Bridge-road. Mr. Aeurin Bevan was among the guests / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4927688: May 03, 1954 - Mr. Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr. thinks that being a multimillionaire does not count as a profession. The grandson of the American railway tycoon became a journalist. With film camera, audio recorder, and typewriter in hand he travels the world. 25,000,000 Americans read his tales three times a week in over 800 newspapers. He also appeared on tv in the production” Showa.” He is pictured here in Hamburg where he is collecting stories for his show. After Hamburg he will travel on to Bremen, Duesseldorf, Koeln, Frankfurt, Wiesbaden, and Munich / Bridgeman Images