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NATO, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization was formed. Its first Secretary General, Lord Ismay, famously remarked that NATO's European purpose was to keep the Americans in, keep the Russians out and keep the Germans down. Much of the credit for bringing the Americans on board the NATO idea was due to Ernest Bevin, the British Foreign Secretary.

GEORGE ORWELL (1903-1950)

• Born Eric Arthur Blair.in Bengal
• Educated at Eton
• Joined the Indian Imperial Police in Burma in 1922
• Worked as a tutor
• Fought in the Spanish Civil War
• A war correspondent for the 大象传媒 and The Observer in the Second World War
• Remembered for The Road to Wigan Pier, Animal Farm and 1984

The Lake District became one of the first twelve National Parks created in 1949.

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1944	Butler's Education Act
1945	Attlee becomes Prime Minister World War II ends
1946	National Insurance Act is passed National Health Act is passed The United Nations is founded
1947	India becomes independent
1948	Gandhi is assassinated
1949	NATO is formed Ireland become independent
1950	Korean War breaks out
1951	Churchill becomes Prime Minister The Festival of Britain begins
1952	Death of George VI
1953	Elizabeth II crowned Hilary and Tensing climb Mount Everest Death of Stalin

1949 British Coinage
•	Half Crown
•	Two Shilling Piece
•	Shilling
•	Sixpence
•	Threepence
•	Penny
•	Ha'penny
•	Farthing