Time
Line1950-1954
Church Clock repaired-Civil
Defence-More Council Houses-Coronation celebrations-Clerk buys a Brief
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1950- Labour wins a second term under Attlee
1951-Treaty of Paris establishes the European Coal & Steel Union-forerunner of the EU
1951- Conservatives win General Election with Winston Churchill as leader
1952 - George VI dies suddenly, and is succeeded by Queen Elizabeth II
1952- Dwight D. Eisenhower becomes President of the USA
1953- Crick & Watson discover the structure of DNA
1954- Television Act creates independent television
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