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There was plenty going on in the world in 1959 - the year Fidel Castro rose to power in Cuba.
Alaska and Hawaii became the 49th and 50th states of the USA, Barbie dolls were sold for the first time and Ben-Hur was released in cinemas.
In Britain the Mini motor car was released, postcodes were introduced and the first episode of Juke Box Jury aired on the BBC.
Meanwhile in Scotland the Chapelcross nuclear power station opened, 47 people died in the Auchengeich mining disaster, and Simple Minds frontman Jim Kerr was born.
Here are 23 pictures to take you back to that time.
21. Winter run
Two runners are helped afer collapsing at the New Year Sprint at Newtongrange in 1959. | TSPL
22. All change
A new traffic system in operation for the first time in Tollcross, Edinburgh. | TSPL
23. Favourite son
Sean Connery appearing in 'The Seashell' at the King's Theatre in Edinburgh in 1959. Whilst in the city he stayed with his parents in Fountainbridge. | TSPL