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Margarita Maria Prinzessin von und zu Liechtenstein

1 May 1950 – 25 Jul 2013

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  1. 1 May 1950

    Born

  2. 25 Jul 2013

    Dies, aged 63

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The 1950s · Margarita is born

Around the world1953

The double helix

Watson and Crick, using Rosalind Franklin’s images, described the structure of DNA.

Sputnik. The Soviet Union put the first satellite in orbit, and the space race began.Around the world · 1957

Sputnik. The Soviet Union put the first satellite in orbit, and the space race began.

Andrey Butko · CC BY-SA 3.0

Around the world1955

The polio vaccine

Jonas Salk’s vaccine was declared safe; polio, which paralysed thousands of children a year, began to retreat.