1956 - 1957 (0 years)
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| 1 | 1956 | - 1956—1956:
Britain constructs world's first large-scale nuclear power station in Cumberland
- 1 Mar 1956—1 Mar 1956:
Radiotelephony spelling alphabet introduced (Alpha, Bravo, etc)
- 17 Apr 1956—17 Apr 1956:
Premium Bonds first launched - first prizes drawn on 1 Jun 1957
- 3 Jun 1956—3 Jun 1956:
3rd class travel abolished on British Railways (renamed 'Third Class' as 'Second
Class', which had been abolished in 1875 leaving just First and Third Class)
- 31 Oct 1956—31 Oct 1956:
Britain and France invade Suez
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| 2 | 1957 | - 1957—1957:
Britain introduces parking meters
- 1957—1957:
Helvetica typeface developed (in Switzerland)
- 1957—1957:
SA - Sputnik
- 11 Jan 1957—11 Jan 1957:
Harold Macmillan becomes Prime Minister
- 14 May 1957—14 May 1957:
Post-Suez petrol rationing ends
- 15 May 1957—15 May 1957:
Britain explodes her first hydrogen bomb, at Christmas Island
- 25 May 1957—25 May 1957:
Treaty of Rome to create European Economic Community (EEC) of six
countries: France, West Germany, Italy, Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg - became
operational Jan 1958
- 4 Dec 1957—4 Dec 1957:
Lewisham rail disaster - 90 killed as two trains collide in thick fog and a viaduct
collapses on top of them
- 25 Dec 1957—25 Dec 1957:
Queen's first Christmas TV broadcast
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