| Clue | Answer |
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| No. 138 Squadron RAF is formed, becoming the first air unit to carry these weapons. | |
| The film animation adaptation of this George Orwell work is released, becoming the first full-length British-made animated feature on general theatrical release. | |
| EOKA A starts a terrorist campaign against British rule in this European Crown colony. | |
| This 18 year old Manchester United winger becomes the youngest full England international in a 7-2 win over Scotland at Wembley. | |
| Following Winston Churchill's resignation due to ill-health, this man, the Foreign Secretary, becomes Prime Minister. | |
| This London club win their first First Division title. | |
| This American virologist promotes a polio vaccine in Britain, with the 500,000th person receiving the vaccine. | |
| This racing driver becomes the first English winner of the British Grand Prix. | |
| This Samuel Beckett play, featuring two characters endlessly awaiting a third character, receives its English language premiere at the Arts Theatre in London. | |
| This reference book, listing extreme human achievements and natural phenomena, is first published. | |
| These two newsreaders become the first to be seen reading the BBC news (name either). | |
| This company produce their first scale model aircraft kit, of the Supermarine Spitfire at 1/72 scale. | |
| This company begins broadcasting the first commercial television, breaking the 18 year monopoly of the BBC. | |
| This man begins selling fish fingers in Britain. | |
| This man resigns as leader of the Labour Party after 20 years. | |
| Christopher Cockerell patents his design of this amphibious vehicle. | |
| This city becomes the official capital of Wales. | |
