1950s England

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_period
gptkbp:currency Pound sterling
gptkbp:endDate 1959
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1950s England
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:monarch gptkb:Elizabeth_II
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Clean_Air_Act_1956
gptkb:Festival_of_Britain
gptkb:Suez_Crisis
gptkb:Coronation_of_Elizabeth_II
gptkb:Notting_Hill_race_riots
Introduction of comprehensive schools
Windrush generation arrival
Formation of The Beatles
Rise of consumerism
End of rationing
Rise of youth culture
First ascent of Mount Everest (by British-led team)
Decline of British Empire
Deindustrialization begins
Expansion of NHS
First motorway (M6 Preston Bypass) opened
First nuclear power station (Calder Hall) opened
Growth of car ownership
Growth of council housing
Hungarian Revolution refugees
Immigration from Commonwealth countries
Introduction of the Mini car
Introduction of the polio vaccine
Launch of Blue Peter
Launch of ITV
Polio vaccine introduction
Popularization of fish fingers
Popularization of television soap operas
Post-war baby boom
Rise of skiffle music
Rise of supermarkets
Rise of television ownership
Rock and roll music rise
Teddy Boys subculture
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:England
gptkbp:primeMinister gptkb:Winston_Churchill
gptkb:Harold_Macmillan
Anthony Eden
gptkbp:startDate 1950
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Flavia_de_Luce
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7