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U.K.

- At 12pm London time, (8am Guyana time), BA3 takes off from British Guyana carrying Astronaut Tony Hewish. At 12:11 London time, the rocket breaks the boundary of space. Tony Hewish radioes “Park, this is Hewish. I’m looking and looking, but I can’t see god. Only Earth.” (Variation on quote by Yuri Gagarin, don’t be offended plz).

- People celebrate putting the first man into space.

- Churchill, now 80 years old, resigns on the grounds of ill-health. He is knighted by Queen Elizabeth as Sir Winston Churchill, the Duke of London. His legacy is one of brilliant leadership, hard decisions and scientific advances, and for years to come will be seen as the man who saved the empire.

- Antony Eden becomes Prime Minister. However, many people in his party dislike him.

- The military presence in British Balkan territories is increased in response to the proclamation of Serbia-Croatia. British cannot lose its Balkan influence, especially when the entire area has the potential to fall to communism.

- Prime Minister Eden, in one of his first orders, orders planning for a hypothetical invasion of Iran - codenamed Operation Damavan.