Famous Births
- Feb. 23: Brad Whitford - Aerosmith
- Jun. 18: Isabella Rossellini - Model and actress
- May 11: Douglas Adams - Author
- May 21: Mr. T - Rocky III
- Jun. 18: Isabella Rossellini - Two Lovers
Famous Deaths
Chart Toppers
- Jan. 05: Johnnie Ray - Cry
- Mar. 15: Kay Starr - Wheel of Fortune
- May 17: Leroy Anderson - Blue Tango
- Jun. 21: Al Martino - Here in My Heart
- Jul. 05: Percy Faith - Delicado
- Jul. 12: Vera Lynn - Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart
- Sep. 15: Jo Stafford - You Belong to Me
- Oct. 18: Patti Page - I Went to Your Wedding
- Nov. 22: Johnny Standley - It's in the Book
- Nov. 29: Joni James - Why Don't You Believe Me?
- Dec. 27: Jimmy Boyd - I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus Billboard: Historical Billboard Charts
Top Grossing Films
25th Academy Awards
- Presented on: March 19, 1953
- Best Picture: The Greatest Show on Earth
- Best Actor: Gary Cooper in High Noon
- Best Actress: S. Booth in Come Back, Little Sheba
- Best Director: John Ford for The Quiet Man
- Best Documentary: The Sea Around Us Rope of Silicon: Oscar Award Winners list
Olympics
Championship Teams
Top Athletes
Nobel Laureates
1952 Timeline
February 1952
- February 15: The funeral of George VI of England who died on February 6 is held at St George's Chapel on his Windsor Castle estate.
- February 26: Prime Minister Winston Churchill announced that Britain had developed its own atomic bomb.
April 1952
- April 8: In order to avoid a strike Harry Truman seizes the Steel Industry.
July 1952
- 1952: In Egypt, King Farouk I was overthrown the military led by Gamal Abdel Nasser.
September 1952
- September 23: Richard Nixon delivers his "Checkers Speech" on TV, where he denied allegations of improper campaign financing.
October 1952
- October 3: Britain becomes the third nuclear power after successfully testing an Atomic Bomb off the coast of Australia.
November 1952
- November 1: The United States tested the first hydrogen bomb, in the Marshall Islands.
- November 4: Republican Dwight D. Eisenhower defeats Adlai Stevenson to become the 34th President of the United States
How much did a TWA plane ticket cost in 1952: round trip Denver to New York city?(1 Answer)
A:
May 1952 TWA's Sky Tourist program now offered coast-to-coast fares of $99.00.
Is Mr. T dead?(1 Answer)
A:
Mr. T (Laurence Tureaud) was born May 21st, 1952 and is currently very much alive. Mr. T has in the past battled with T-cell lymphoma but is in ...
in what year were they discovered?
(1 Answer)
A:
They were first manufactured by the Sunline company in 1952.
