ZUM4905381: Dec. 12, 1977 - President Giscard d'Estaing has lunch with the Queen at Windsor Castle: The President Giscard d'Estaing of French arrived at Windsor Castle with Prime Minister Callaghan who had met him on his arrival at Henthrow Airport, to lunch with the Queen Elizabeth II, she came of to greet them / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4905566: Jan. 01, 1954 - Two Frenchmen set up new world's glide ~ endurance record: Lebeau (left) and Fronteau, the two Frenchmen who broke the World's Glider Endurance record seen soon after landing at Romanin-Les-Alpilles, near Marseilles. They stayed in the air for 56 hours 11 minutes / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4906307: Jan. 01, 1954 - Demonstration Of Qualities Of Secondite: A demonstration of the exceptional qualities of Secondite to resist fire and acids and as an insulting material; when used as a building material, as a filter to separate light oils from water, in the protection of tanks against explosion; and to dispense with a patrol pump or carburator in the standard petrol engine, was held today at Marylebone Goods Station. -Secondite, which was invented by Angelo Secundi, an Italian, is a name which has been given to rice hulls after they have been treated by a patent process. After this treatment, Secondite is an inorganic of a very high silica content / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4919834: Tue 03, 1954 -” Royal Tan” wins the Grand National by a neck close Finish from” Tubor Line”: Photo Shows Brian Marshall on” Royal Tan” (right) winning the grand National at Aintree this afternoon by a neck from” Tudor Line” ridden by G. Slack. In third place was” Irish Lizard” ridden M. Scudamore / Bridgeman Images
ETE4919849: WWII:Dijon (Cote d'Or) France 13-15 September 1944: General Goislard de Monsabert (CG of the 2nd CA of the 1st French Armee) and the prefet of Dijon, Monsieur Ghuillier, attend the defile of elements of the 1st DFL during the celebration of liberation of the city on the 11th September / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4921265: Tue 03, 1954 - Training for the Indo-China war.: The last erre commando group of about a hundred men-divided into small groups of 4 or 5 are being specially trained to take over the grounds and villages soon after the withdrawal of the Viet Minh rebels. they are recruited from the former Viet Minh prisoners. soon after taking over the ground from the rebels each part of the village or battlefield is carefully searched for hidden enemy or war material left behind. / Bridgeman Images