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
ZUM4885345: Oct. 10, 1953 - Rehearsal for the Coronation Procession... A rehearsal for the Coronation procession was held this morning. About 300 troops were used to represent the units taking part. They left Buckingham Palace at 5 a.m., arriving at Westminster Abbey a little more than half an hour later. The troops wore battledress and no bands were used. The State Coach and a few troops - to represent the immediate entourage - covered the rest of the route. The object of the rehearsal was to practise the marshalling of the procession... Keystone Photo Shows: The State Coach drawn by eight Windsor Greys passes down the Hall during the rehearsal this morning. / Bridgeman Images
ETE4884794: WWII:Near Kaiseroda (Germany) 12 April 1945: In the Merkers salt mine, General Dwight Eisenhower (Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in Europe) inspects works of art, jewels and gold bars found by soldiers of the 3rd US Armee request, has a soldier what it does to keep a treasure of three trillion dollars / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4884969: Oct. 10, 1953 - SKATING STARLETS TAKE THE ICE. REHEARSING FOR” SINBAD THE SAILOR ON ICE”. 45/skating starlets took the ice at the Empress Hall, London today, to commence rehearsals for the ice pantomime,” Sinbad the Sailor On Ice”, which opens there on Dec. 3rd. KEYSTONE PHOTO SHOWS: - Seen on the ice during today's rehearsal are (L to R): ANNE BRIGDEN, (Blackpool), JANETTE SCOTT (Croydon), and TRUDI NUGENT (Blackpool- three glamorous skating housewives). / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4885356: Oct. 10, 1953 - Bus Driver Baulks Smash-and-Grab Bandits. Clearing the Wrecked Window: Smash and Grab bandits, made a raid on the London Bullion Company premises in Hay market today jumped into their car and started to make off - but were stopped and forced on to the pavement by a bus driver who swerved his vehicle. They crashed into a concrete standard. Employees of the Gaumont Cinema opposite dashed across the road and held the bandits until the police arrived / Bridgeman Images