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 | | 100 Club - 1944-1953
The 100 Club comprises one hundred stories told by Staffordshire folk, one born in each year of the century, about their lives.
See also: Decade's Main Events
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| Events between 1944-1953 | D Day in 1944, V.E. Day is celebrated in 1945 to mark the end of WW2 in Europe.
Coinciding with the end of WW2, the United Nations is set up in 1945 to pursue goals of global peacekeeping and humanitarian assistance.
Post-war scientific discoveries include the formulation of the Big Bang theory in 1948 and the discovery of DNA in 1953
Colour television was invented in 1951.
Just in time for the coronation of Elizabeth II, who at the age of 25, is crowned Queen in 1952. |
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