Sweet Rationing Ended in Britain

On February 5, 1953

Sweet rationing during World War II finally came to an end in Britain.

This news was a relief for many sweet and chocolate fans, who had been limited since July 26, 1942.

This Day in History - February 5

1924

Mahatma Gandhi was released from prison after two years into his six-year sentence.

2004

The Morecambe Bay cockling disaster killed twenty-three people.

1597

The government executed a group of Japanese Catholic Christians (known as the 26 Martyrs) as they were deemed too dangerous to Japan's way of life.

1958

A nuclear bomb was lost off the coast of Georgia, US.

1870

The first motion picture was shown to a theater audience at the Philadelphia Academy of Music.

What Happened on Feb 5?

What Happened in 1953?