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LONDON, Wednesday, May 12.--About the time this is read at early American breakfast tables the great ceremony of crowning George VI as King and Emperor will be drawing to a close in Westminster Abbey.
Demonstrations against acceptance of George VI banned
Repr Beiter heads House group seeking to earmark sum in relief appropriation
Right up to the last moment bargaining is still being done by ticket agencies in the most expensive private stands near Westminster Abbey and elsewhere in favorite places along the route of the coronation procession today.
2 gunboats leave Shanghai to avoid dressing colors in honor of Brit coronation
1937Beryl Burton, English cyclist (died 1996)[†]
Beryl Burton OBE was an English racing cyclist who dominated the women's sport, winning more than 90 domestic championships and seven world titles, and setting numerous national records. In 1967, she set a world record for the 12-hour time-trial which exceeded the men's record for two years.
1937George Carlin, American comedian, actor, and author (died 2008)[†]
George Denis Patrick Carlin was an American stand-up comedian, social critic, actor and author. Carlin was dubbed "the dean of counterculture comedians". He was known for his dark comedy and reflections on politics, the English language, psychology, religion and taboo subject matter.
1937The Duke and Duchess of York are crowned as King George VI and Queen Elizabeth of the United Kingdom in Westminster Abbey.[†]
The coronation of George VI and his wife, Elizabeth, as king and queen of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth, Emperor and Empress of India took place at Westminster Abbey, London, on Wednesday 12 May 1937. George VI ascended the throne upon the abdication of his brother, Edward VIII, on 11 December 1936, three days before his 41st birthday. Edward's coronation had been planned for 12 May and it was decided to continue with his brother and sister-in-law's coronation on the same date.