The world was going through massive change in 1953 - the year Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay became the first to reach the summit of Mount Everest.
Soviet leader Joseph Stalin died leading to a power struggle in the USSR, the Korean War came to an end, and a train crash in New Zealand killed 151 people.
In Britain there were celebrations for the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, scientists at Cambridge University determined the double-helix structure of DNA, and over 300 people died when a massive storm surge from the North Sea flooded large areas of the east coast.
Meanwhile in Scotland the Royal Yacht Britannia was launched by Queen Elizabeth II, Celtic beat Hibernian 2-0 in the final of the Coronation Cup, and former Prime Minister Tony Blair was born in Edinburgh.
Here are 26 pictures to take you back to that year.
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9. Now filming
The Duke of Argyll with the actor Richard Todd and his wife, Catherine Grant-Bogle, at Aberfoyle whilst Todd was filming 'Rob Roy' in 1953. | TSPL
10. Men at work
Workers carry out major road repairs along the edge of the tram lines on Edinburgh's Prince Street in 1953. | National World
11. Stormy weather
Damage to the seawall at Fisherrow Harbour in Musselburgh after gales hit in February 1953. | Johnston Press Resell
12. Boxing clever
Boxers Eddie Carson and Hugh Riley at a weigh-in before their bout at the Eldorado stadium in Leith, October 1953. | National World