Your Year in Headlines 1955

STEP into 1955 through original Daily Mirror reports of the time. This Historic Newspaper book offers a unique lens on a year defined by icy weather, political transition, and atomic ambition. In Scotland, blizzards block roads and isolate villages. In London, toxic smog returns, turning skies yellow and causing fatalities.

In Westminster, Churchill steps down and Eden takes office during a moment of global tension. Cold War leaders meet at Geneva. In Moscow, Bulganin rises to power. Atomic plans expand, as Britain announces twelve nuclear power stations. The U.S. tests its ‘Bikini’ hydrogen bomb.

At home, strikes disrupt daily life. Labour faces internal division. In Cyprus, violence escalates. Ruth Ellis is sentenced to death, the last woman hanged in Britain.

Cardiff is named capital of Wales. Judy Garland returns in A Star Is Born. Marilyn Monroe and Sophia Loren captivate the screen. Variety arrives in living rooms with The Big Show.

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Archivist insight: We reproduce these newspaper articles from scan archives. In some cases, there’ll be blemishes and the reproduction quality might not be as clear or precise as it was in the original paper.

Cover: Hardback

Size: Tabloid (29.8cm x 36.4cm)

Pages: 160+

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