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TTK TR-55 Transistor Radio, from 1955
Credit cards introduced
in America
Photocopying
machines came onto the market
Food processor,
the Kenwood Chef, was created
The Festival of Britain was held on the South Bank. The CoID selected and collected all 10,000 manufactured exhibits for the official exhibitions.
Festival of Britain in London celebrated British achievements
Atomic energy used to produce electricity
The Conservatives under Winston Churchill came back into power
First supermarket opened in the UK
Zebra crossings introduced to reduce traffic accidents
What was happening?
King George VI died
Identity cards were phased out
Scooters like this Vespa were the way to travel
What was new?
Americans watched TV in colour, but colour didn't reach Britain until the 1960s
Non-stick pans developed in France
'On the Waterfront' starring Marlon Brando, was released
Barbie
back in 1959: 37 years younger, and just as glamorousWhat was happening?
First commercial station broadcast a television advertisement, for toothpaste
James Dean died in a car crash
Anthony Eden became Prime Minister
What was new?
Transistor radios marked shrinking technology
Birds Eye launched
fish fingers
First nuclear-powered submarine
Lego was introduced
Automatic kettle developed, to cut off when water boiled Mary Quant opened a London boutique selling clothes for young women
First expresso coffee bars opened in London
Rebel Without A Cause' and 'Rock Around The Clock' were the films to see
The Design Council
The Design Centre for British Industries was opened in April by HRH The Duke of Edinburgh in London. It was seen as a 'shopping guide to well-designed British goods for those who want to buy well and save time'.
Britain opened its first large-scale nuclear generating plant, Calder Hall in Cumbria
Suez Crisis between Britain, France and Egypt
Hungarian uprising crushed by the Soviet Union
Clean Air Act passed to prevent smog in London
Video recorder developed in the USA
Correction fluid first available
The Design Council
The Scottish Design Centre was opened in Glasgow by the President of the Board of Trade, the Rt Hon Sir David Eccles
The Design Centre
Awards for consumer goods (later called Design Council Awards and then
British Design Awards) first presented
Ghana became the first British colony in Africa to achieve independence
Civil rights demonstrations in Little Rock, USA
What was new?
Russia's first artificial satellite, Sputnik 1, went into orbit
Velcro fastening tape was manufactured
Jodrell Bank built, a large-scale moveable radio telescope
The Design Council
The Design Centre black and white triangular label was first issued for well-designed products
What was happening?
CND founded
Manchester United football team lost seven players in the Munich air crash
Brussels World Fair held
Blue Peter first broadcast
What was new?
The integrated circuit was developed
The fold-up bicycle, invented by Alex Moulton
Stereo records went on sale
Pogo sticks were all the rage
America's first satellite, Explorer 1, was launched
The Design Council
The Duke of Edinburgh's Prize for Elegant Design was established, later called the Prince Philip Prize for the Designer of the Year.
What was happening?
Fidel Castro became Cuba's new Marxist leader
Publishers of 'Lady Chatterley's Lover' by DH Lawrence were tried for obscenity
What was new?
Barbie dolls first sold, now the best-selling toy in the world
The Mini car, designed by Alex Issigonis, hit the roads
First hovercraft, designed by Christopher Cockerell, was launched
The epic film Ben-Hur was released