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The year 1957 was an important one for the world - with the Soviet Union starting the space race by successfully launching Sputnik 1, the first ever artificial satellite.
It was the year that the Suez Crisis was resolved, West Side Story premiered on Broadway and Elvis Presley bought Graceland for the princely sum of $100,000.
In the UK John Lennon and Paul McCartney met, the first Premium Bonds winners were selected by the computer ERNIE, and the BBC began broadcasting between 6-7pm (having previously halted programming for children to go to bed).
Meanwhile, in Scotland, Celtic enjoyed a record 7–1 win over Rangers in the Scottish League Cup final, the BBC opened its first permanent Scottish television studio in Glasgow, and 17 miners were killed in an explosion at Ayrshire’s Kames Colliery.
Here are 25 pictures to take you back to that world-changing year.
13. Calm before the storm
A general view of the seating and stands at Edinburgh Castle before the Edinburgh Tattoo in 1957. | TSPL
15. Members assemble
A general view of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1957. | TSPL
16. Skirting
Marks and Spencers opened a new store in Princes Street Edinburgh, in June 1957. Female employees are pictures in the ladies fashion department beside the skirts. | TSPL