ZUM4930062: May 05, 1954 - Abbey celebrates its £1,000,000 mark: A ceremony was held this afternoon outside Westminster Abbey to mark the reaching of the One Million Pound Mark for the restoration fund. Cables form U.S.A. and Australia were received raising the figure grom £980,000. A thermometer outside the Abbey was altered and a thousand balloons were released in thanks / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4930298: May 05, 1954 - Reception in Commemoration of 50th Anniversary of Entente Cordiale: A reception was held by permissing of the Lord Great Chamberlain in the Royal Gallery, Palace of Westminster, in commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the Entente Cordiale, this evening / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4930503: May 05, 1954 - The launching of the first Chinese ship: The first ship of the people republic China was launching from the Kiangnan-wharf in Shanhai. It is the 1500 BTR ship with the name” Mintshung”. There are a dining room, a barber shop, a library, showers and a medical station on the” Mintshung”. It will drive on the Yangtse - river between Shanghai and Tschungking / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4930628: 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: - Elizabeth Frink - looks at her own creation of” Seated Man” - at the exhibition this afternoon, Frink, Elisabeth (1930-93) / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4931407: May 05, 1954 - 120,000 pack Wembley for Billy Graham's final meeting. A huge crowed of 120,000 went to Wembley Stadium last night to hear Billy Graham, the American evangelist during the final meeting of his three-months Greater London Crusade. Keystone photo shows: General view of the vaat crowd which attended Bily Graham's final Cruaade meeting at Wombley Stadium last night / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4931466: May 05, 1954 - In full dress... the most of the more than 1000 academicians attended the colourful students drinkin ~, bout of 58 association during the third German students' anniversary in the” Lowenbraukeller” in Munich. After a Solamn entrance of the officers of the students clubs the meting of the students culminated in a truly demonstration for Germany / Bridgeman Images