Roger Bannister Size:8" x 10" ) In July 1947

) In July 1947

the harbor staged "one of the most exciting demonstrations in its long history

on that May evening

looking like a fugitive from the Lost World

"Portugal Old

Roger Bannister Size:8" x 10" ) In July 1947Medical student Roger Bannister becomes the first man to break the 4 minute barrier in the mile run on May 6, 1954, at the rain dampened, blustery Iffley Road Track in Oxford, England. It was a feat that many thought was impossible. This photo ran on the front page of The Times the next day with the headline, "4 Minute Mile Is Achieved By Bannister of England; Bannister Runs Mile in World Record Time of 3: 59. 4." "Paced by two other runners,