On June 2, 1953, at just 27 years old, Queen Elizabeth II was formally crowned at Westminster Abbey. Though she had ...

A Historic Summer in 1953: Two Women, Two Stories In the summer of 1953, the world was captivated by a young woman in a ...

June 2 history spans Queen Elizabeth II, Pope John Paul II in Poland, Marconi, Italy's republic, and Roman decline.

Queen Elizabeth's coronation took place on June 2, 1953. Here's a look back at the historic event, from her coronation gown ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip on coronation day at Buckingham Palace in 1953. Queen Elizabeth was decked in jewels from ...

Queen Elizabeth II, born Elizabeth Alexandra Mary on April 21, 1926, is Britain’s longest reigning monarch. She ascended to the throne on Feb. 6, 1952, after her father, King George VI, died in his ...

June 1953, was the event that did more than any other to make television a mainstream medium. More than 20 million people ...

Dorothy isn’t the only one with a pair of ruby slippers. Fourteen years after The Wizard of Oz premiered, a 27-year-old Princess Elizabeth wore her own gem-studded shoes to her coronation in 1953. As ...