Cambodia declares its independence from France during November. King Sihanouk, having previously pushed for independence, took over as the country's leader. Starting in , Cambodian resistance fighters had launched armed attacks against French occupation in a push for independence.
Cambodia had been under French-colonial rule for ninety years prior to its independence. After achieving independence the country remained the Kingdom of Cambodia until when Norodom Sihanouk was overthrown in a United States backed military coup. Born: June 13th Denver, CO. The coronation was held at Westminster Abbey where thousands of guests gathered to witness the historical event.
Elizabeth's father King George VI had passed away during February of the previous year, and not long after his death Elizabeth began her duties as a monarch. She was not formally crowned until the coronation as it was tradition to allow several months to pass for mourning of the previous monarch. It was the first coronation service to be broadcast on television.
DNA had been studied since the mids, but they were the first to figure out that DNA was formed as a double helix, a ladder-like shape, that split up to replicate, unlocking how the passing on of genes worked.
At about the same time scientists Rosalind Franklin and Maurice Wilkins were using x-rays to study DNA and were able to provided proof of the double helix structure in one of their images. Watson and Crick published their finding in April of that year.
President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed Executive Order on April 27th which defined controversial hiring and firing rules for Government Employment. F5 Tornado strikes Waco in Texas on May 11th leaving dead and injured, The Tornado was one of the many storm disasters for the development of a nationwide severe weather warning system. Today In History Years and Decades. Safe for children. No wires, no plugs. Automatically starts and stops. Has Vani-tone Volume Control.
Comes in official Mickey Mouse Club carrying case including batteries. March - Prime Minister Razmara is assassinated 3. March - Mohammed Mossadegh presents the idea of nationalization of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company to the Iranian Parliament and it is eventually approved by the Iranian Parliament 4.
Board of Education , Eisenhower made it clear that he would uphold the Constitution. Eisenhower believed that active U. Support Provided by: Learn More. Young boys at school wore short trousers and knee length socks, held up by elastic garters; which could also double as a catapult when necessary , and peaked school caps were obligatory.
Central heating in houses was very rare at this time. It was coal fires downstairs and electric fires upstairs. Whilst still beyond the reach of most families until the s, holidays abroad were beginning to become popular as prices became more affordable, and the aircraft journey was an adventure in itself.
The air hostess brought round barley sugar sweets for passengers to suck during take-off, and ear plugs deadened the roar of the engines.
The aircraft cabins were not pressurised in those days, and take-off and landings often caused severe earache. Looking back now to , life perhaps appears hard, but it did have several good points. The first real test of the Eisenhower Doctrine came in in Lebanon , where the threat was not armed aggression or a direct Soviet incursion.
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