This year Howes Primary School is 60 years old!
Howes is celebrating its Diamond Jubilee just like the Queen did last year. To start off our celebrations there will be a Jubilee Breakfast on Friday 1st March at 8:00am.
But what else happened 60 years ago in 1953. Here are a few things you may like to know:
The British Prime Minister was Sir Winston Churchill.
Queen Elizabeth was crowned in Westminster Abbey on 2nd June 1953.
On 29 May 1953, Sir Edmund Hillary and Sherpa mountaineer Tenzing Norgay became the first climbers confirmed as having reached the summit of Mount Everest.
Dr James Watson and Francis Crick discovered DNA, a molecule containing the genetic code found in all living things.
On February 4th, sweet rationing was ended!
Ian Fleming published his very first James Bond novel - Casino Royale.
On February 5th, Walt Disney production, Peter Pan was released, based on the play - 'Peter Pan, The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up', by J M Barrie a Scottish author and dramatist.
What else can you find out about 1953?
Mrs Henshaw
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