18 August 1954: stamps issued in East Germany to mark the 10th anniversary of the death of Ernst Thälmann

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In there are four interesting works from 1953-1954: 'Fire" (54, left top), "Autumn" (53, right top), "Deep Grief" (54, left below) and "Forlorn Spot" (53, right below).

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3/ 1954: YC-130A built in Burbank, CA: takeoff run: 800'! 1956-Present: C-130; 2,500 built; all in Marietta, Medium High-wing permitting unobstructed, roll-on, roll-off, low deck with truck-bed height and integral rear ramp.

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Swansea Grand Theatre Panto Facts:
Fact no 122: Panto
has ended 3 times on 13 Feb
1909: Babes in the Wood
1954: Goldilocks & the 3 Live Bears
1988: Dick Whittington


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Born on this day in 1954: Stephen Gallagher.

Here's the UK first edition hardcover of his excellent horror/police procedural Valley of Lights.

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On this date, 1954: Colliers magazine included three great Hirschfeld works
On the cover: TV Totem Pole
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Ernest Hemingway
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Humphrey Bogart
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Oh hey, looks! It's Pang! In a new, more casual outfit! This lovely OC belongs Metalgearfan1954: https://t.co/xEIoeJioIc

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David Law’s Beryl the Peril meets Dennis the Menace in The Topper No. 54 (13th Feb., 1954) published at around this time in 1954:

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'its life that grinds , not the dead.. we change ..

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William Golding’s Lord of the Flies was published 1954:
“The rules!" shouted Ralph, "you're breaking the rules!”
“Who cares?”
“We've got to have rules & obey them. After all, we're not savages. We're English, & the English are best at everything.”

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Daily thing of from the series.

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