ZUM4921817: Tue. 12, 1954 - The opera” Moses and Aron,” written by the famous Arnold Schoenberg, was performed in Hamburg's music hall on 3-12-1954. Pictured here are the wife and daughter of the deceased writer of the play. Nurja and Gertrud Schoenberg. They came from Los Angeles to be there. The director of the play, Professor Hans Rossbaud, is showing them the piece / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4921893: Tue 13, 1954 - Pictured is Peter Pfeiffer. He was named by Chancellor Dr. Adenauer as the German observer at the United Nations / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4920102: Tue. 03, 1954 - Inquest on” Lady” Menzies and Mrs. Chesney Resumed.Air Hostess.. The inquest was resumed at Ealing Town Hall on” Lady” Menzies and her daughter Mrs. Isobel Chesney whose murdered bodies were found at their Old People's Home, in Ealing.. Keystone Photo Shows: - Janette Van De Berg, an air hostess of K.L.M. seen outside the court - during the inquest / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4920204: Tue 03, 1954 - President Coty receives Foreign Diplomats: Wing Commander Sardar Hardit Singh Malik, Indian ambassador to Paris (wearing turban) photographed with Baron Guillaume (next to Him), Belgian Ambassador during the reception of Foreign diplomats held at the Elysee palace last night / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4920359: Tue 03, 1954 - World's screen stars at Cannes Festival: Lise Bourdin French screen star, on the deck of her yacht in the harbour of Cannes / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4920647: Tue. 03, 1954 - Girls go to jail - to put on a play.” Reluctant Heroes” at Wormwood Scrubbs.: Three girls and eight men of the cast of the record breaking West End Show” Reluctant Heroes” visited Wormwood Scrubbs Prison, yesterday to give a special performance of their play to 3510 prisoners. The Actor-Mangaer brian Rix said that the play 'went down' - better with the prisoners than with any other audiences - even though it had been performed before more than a million people / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4921350: Tue 03, 1954 - Secret Submarine is Launched: In brillaint sunshine and to the strains of” Rule Britania”, the British Navy's latest submarine was launched at Barrow - in - Furnawz. She is called Explorer, and is of a completely new design, incorporating many secret devices. Power is derived from hydrogen peroxide. Its performance will be much better than that on any the British Navy now has in service and has the ability to cruise submerged for thousands of miles at an under water speed of between 20 and 30 knots. She has an overall length of 209 feet and a beam of 15 feet 8 ins. This is the first submarine to be launched by the Royal Navy since the completion of the “A” class submarine in 1948 / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4921372: Tue 03, 1954 - Works starts on reconditioning the” Cutty Sark”.. Most famous sailing vessel to become a museum: The work of removing the rigging and dismantling the tip masts, yards etc.. started aboard the world's most famous sailing ship” Cutty Sark” in the East India Import Dock, today.. This is prior to the reconditioning of the vessel for the Cutty Sark Preservation Society - and eventually the vessel will be come an extersion to the Greenwich Maritime Museum. / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4920817: Tue. 03, 1954 - Secretary-weapon comes to Germany The personal of the first pilot-less bomber squadron which is to be sent overseas arrived at Bremerhaven, Germany. The pilot-less P-61 Matador bombers will help to strengthen the defence of Western Europe. However, the bombers where not on the same ship. They will come” in the next 30 days” to Bremerhaven. Our Picture shows the arrival of the squadron on the Columbus-Quai in Bremerhaven. Left to right: Major General Robert M. Lee, Col. Burbcach, Ltn. Col. Luis O.Carroll, the commander of the squadron / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4920982: Tue 03, 1954 - Secret Submarine Is Launched In brilliant sunshine and to the strains of” Rule Britania”, the British Navy's latest submarine was launched at Barrow-in-Furness.. She is called Explorer, and is of a completely new design, incorporating many secret devices. Power is derived from hydrogen peroxide. Its performance will be much better than that of any the British Navy now has in service and has the ability to cruise submerged for thousands of miles at an under water speed of between 20 and 30 knots. She has an overall length of 209 feet and a beam of 15 feet 8 ins. This is the first submarine to be launched by the Royal Navy since the completion of the “A” class submarines in 1948 / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4921134: Tue 03, 1954 - The” Empress Of Canada” Is Lifted... Greatest Salvage Feat Ever In Britain: The 20,000 ton liner” Empress of Canada” - burned out in Gladstone Dock, Liverpool, a year-ago was during the weekend hauled upright in 56 minutes the greatest salvage feats of its kind ever in Britain. The vessel now rests on the dock bottom and pumping out will several weeks / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4921190: Tue 03, 1954 - They put on their handsomest clothes: These two young Breton girls dressed in their best clothes and wearing elaborate lace bonnets are showing all varieties of Breton Potatoes. Picture taken at the annual agricultural show now being held at the ports De Versailles Paris / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4854379: Jun 11, 1953 - The” Animal Man” Opens National Aquarium Exhibiition George Cansdale At Horticultural Hall: Mr. George Cansdale the famous” Animal Man” of Television was the guest of honour - and opened the Six National Aquarium Exhibition at the Royal Horticultural Hall, Westminster - today / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4854401: Jun. 11, 1953 - Trooping The Color Ceremony. / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4854606: Jun. 13, 1953 - Before the match, from left to right: Goefert, Hermann, Koch, Von Cramm, Kleinschroth (Captain of the German team); Orsini, the doubles umpire; France's trainer, then Destremeau; Haillet; Remy and Ducos de la Haille. / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4868661: Aug. 08, 1953 - Greek Earthquake Disaster / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4868700: Aug. 08, 1953 - The Greek Earthquake disaster. Were tremors rocked the Greek Islands in the Ionian Sea today as British warships arrived to help in rescue operations / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4868748: Aug. 08, 1953 - New picture from earthquake islands. All but fifty of the 2,000 building in vathy, capital of Ithaca, one of the Ionian islands off gross hit by th3e resent earthquake, were destroyed, when tidal waves swept the town, Photo shows a British commando at work with a hose on one of the basing wrecked buildings at Eadith. / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4868085: Aug. 08, 1953 - Parisin Fashions for fall-winter 1953-1954.This smart cocktail set 18 in brown reddish Material. The blouse and mining of the jacket are in black velvet. Mandatory mention: creation Pierre Clarence. By syndical decision of the haute couture, this photograph may not be published before august 28th 1953. we decline all responsibility in case of judicial proceedings. / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4868331: Aug. 08, 1953 - New Wave Of Strikes In France: The North Station in Paris, always busy, is completely empty! / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4866938: Aug. 07, 1953 - Exhibition at the Guildhall Art Gallery: An exhibition of painting, Sculpture, Woodcarving and lettering engraving, by the students of the City and Guilds Art school, opens tomorrow at the Guildhall Art Gallery / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4867074: Aug. 08, 1953 - Shapley Silhouettes: Worthy competitors in the: Shapely silhouettes” Boat contest, seen after the competition, held at the Lido, Clifton ville, yesterday. The four girls, seen wearing masks over their faces - it's the figure that counted” - are (L to R) Miss Patricia Madge wick, 21year old waitress, of Hazlemere, Surrey, who was the winner, Miss Marie Prince, of Clifton ville, was 2nd, June Sercombe, of Birmingham, who was 3rd, and Miss Catherine Boland, a Paris student, who was 4th. / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4867105: Aug. 08, 1953 - Demonstration of Old Time Weapons. In Connection with the centenary celebrations of the Small Arms Corps and the Small Arms Wings. School of Infantry, Hythe, Kent - a Centenary Paintings of the weapons used in theBritish Army for the past 150 years, was held today in the Old School Grounds. The demonstrating instructors were period uniforms Photo shows Sgt. Instructor, Arthur Cox, dressed in 1700 period unifroms, holds” Brown Bass' - a riffle of the same period for inspection by Sgt. George Spiers, a modern Paratrooper. / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4867219: Aug 08, 1953 - Coach Jumps Rails - Remains” Hanging” In The Air: A Spectacular Accident Near The Bastille Station. A Train Jumped The Rails And One Of The Coaches Remained Hanging Over The Street After Crashing The Wall. / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4866545: Aug. 03, 1953 - English-France Athletic meeting at White City. Winner helps exhausted Frenchman / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4866631: Aug. 03, 1953 - Italian Race Car Driver Alberto Ascari at N. rburgring. Germany / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4866821: Aug 06, 1953 - Four Airmen Picked Up From Atlantic-After Atom Bomber Crashes: Four airmen were picked up alive in the Atlantic last night, more than 12 hours after they had baled out from an American Corvair, the world's largest plane and atom bomber, which crashed in flames just before dawn. The freighter, Manchester Shipper, also found two bodies; a third body was taken aboard by a French ship, making 16 of the 23 officers and men in the Corvair still missing / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4866101: Jul. 30, 1953 - Lady Baden Powell visits French girl scout camp at Jambville: Photo Shows Lady Baden Powell widow of the founder of the Scout Movement seen as she chats to some of the campers when she paid a visit to the National French Girl Scouts Camp at Jambville, France. / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4866129: Jul. 30, 1953 - Italy's President Luigi Einaudi (second from left) started the consultations at Quirinale for the formation of the new governmental cabinet. / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4866155: Jul. 30, 1953 - Italy's President Einaudi Speaks about Forming his New Cabinet / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4866240: Jul. 30, 1953 - Italy's President Einaudi Speaks about Forming his new Cabinet / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4866244: Jul. 30, 1953 - President Einaudi Speaks of New Cabinet Formation / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4866421: Aug. 01, 1953 - Misters Von Koss (28) and Gassmann (27) begin their enterprise today with the 33 year old film” The Kid” and a shot of Cognac. The entrance to the” hall” is just as small as the profit they anticipate making. With 25 seats and much optimism they wait for the public. / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4869054: Aug 08, 1953 - Cowes Regatta Crowds Watching The Yachts / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4869129: Aug. 08, 1953 - Earthquake babies: Soon after the first medical units landed art Argostoli, capital of the earthquake - stricken Ionian Island of Cephalonia, they set up first aid dressing station - and a temporary hospital - in which six babies were born recently / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4869193: Aug. 08, 1953 - Churchill Holds Surprise Cabinet Meeting: Siw Winston Churchill returned unexpectedly to No. 10, Downing-street and called a Cabinet meeting. The last time he presided over a Cabinet meeting was June 24. It was believed that International matters were the chief items for consideration / Bridgeman Images