1952
Dwight D
Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower was the 34th president of the United States, serving from 1953 to 1961. A General of the Army, Eisenhower was the supreme commander of the Allied Expe…
Dwight D
The 1950s
Explore 5191 historical events from 1950–1959.
1952
The Kentucky Derby is televised nationally for the first time, on the CBS network
The Kentucky Derby is an American Grade I stakes race run at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. The race is run by three-year-old Thoroughbreds at a distance of 1+1⁄4 miles. …
The Kentucky Derby is televised nationally for the first time, on the CBS network
1952
Catalina affair: A Swedish Douglas DC-3 is shot down by a Soviet MiG-15 fighter
The Catalina affair was a military confrontation and Cold War-era diplomatic crisis in June 1952, in which Soviet Air Force fighter jets shot down two Swedish aircraft over interna…
Catalina affair: A Swedish Douglas DC-3 is shot down by a Soviet MiG-15 fighter
1952
The first Miss Universe pageant is held
Miss Universe is an annual international major beauty pageant that is run by the Thailand and Mexican-based Miss Universe Organization. Along with Miss World, Miss International, a…
The first Miss Universe pageant is held
1952
Opening of the Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland.
The 1952 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad and commonly known as Helsinki 1952, were an international multi-sport event held from 19 July to 3 Augus…
Opening of the Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland.
1952
Secretary's Day (now Administrative Professionals' Day) is first celebrated
Administrative Professionals Day is a day observed yearly in a small number of countries. It is not a public holiday in any of them. In some countries, it falls within Administrati…
Secretary's Day (now Administrative Professionals' Day) is first celebrated
1952
The Treaty of San Francisco comes into effect, restoring Japanese sovereignty and ending its state of war with most of t
The Treaty of San Francisco, also called the Treaty of Peace with Japan, re-established peaceful relations between Japan and the Allies on behalf of the United Nations by ending th…
The Treaty of San Francisco comes into effect, restoring Japanese sovereignty and ending its state of war with most of t
1952
The Sino-Japanese Peace Treaty (Treaty of Taipei) is signed in Taipei, Taiwan between Japan and the Republic of China to
The Sino-Japanese Peace Treaty, formally the Treaty of Peace between the Republic of China and Japan and commonly known as the Treaty of Taipei, was a peace treaty between Japan an…
The Sino-Japanese Peace Treaty (Treaty of Taipei) is signed in Taipei, Taiwan between Japan and the Republic of China to
1952
Pan Am Flight 202 crashes into the Amazon basin near Carolina, Maranhão, Brazil, killing 50 people
Pan American World Airways Flight 202 was a Boeing 377 Stratocruiser aircraft that crashed in the Amazon Basin about 281 nautical miles southwest of Carolina, Brazil, on April 29, …
Pan Am Flight 202 crashes into the Amazon basin near Carolina, Maranhão, Brazil, killing 50 people
1952
General Muhammad Naguib leads the Free Officers Movement (formed by Gamal Abdel Nasser, the real power behind the…
Major General Mohamed Bey Naguib Youssef Qutb El-Qashlan, known simply as Mohamed Naguib, was a Sudanese-born Egyptian military officer and revolutionary who, along with Gamal Abde…
General Muhammad Naguib leads the Free Officers Movement (formed by Gamal Abdel Nasser, the real power behind the…
1952
King Farouk of Egypt abdicates in favor of his son Fuad.
Farouk I was the tenth ruler of Egypt from the Muhammad Ali dynasty and the penultimate King of Egypt and the Sudan, succeeding his father, Fuad I, in 1936 and reigning until his o…
King Farouk of Egypt abdicates in favor of his son Fuad.
1952
Hussein bin Talal is proclaimed King of Jordan.
Hussein bin Talal was King of Jordan from 1952 until his death in 1999. A member of the Hashemite dynasty, he is regarded as a 40th-generation descendant of the Islamic prophet Muh…
Hussein bin Talal is proclaimed King of Jordan.
1952
A flash flood devastates the town of Lynmouth, England, killing 34 people.
The Lynmouth Flood occurred on the night of 15–16 August 1952, principally affecting the village of Lynmouth, in North Devon. A storm with heavy rainfall, combined with already sat…
A flash flood devastates the town of Lynmouth, England, killing 34 people.
1952
A De Havilland Comet makes the first jetliner flight with fare-paying passengers, from London to Johannesburg
The de Havilland DH.106 Comet is a four-engine narrow body aircraft developed and manufactured by de Havilland in the United Kingdom. The world's first commercial jet airliner, the…
A De Havilland Comet makes the first jetliner flight with fare-paying passengers, from London to Johannesburg
1952
Lieutenant Colonels Joseph O
Lieutenant colonel is a rank of commissioned officers in the armies, most marine forces and some air forces of the world, above a major and below a colonel. Several police forces …
Lieutenant Colonels Joseph O
1952
The concept of the integrated circuit, the basis for all modern computers, is first published by Geoffrey Dummer
An integrated circuit (IC), also known as a microchip or simply chip, is a compact assembly of electronic circuits formed from various electronic components, such as transistors, r…
The concept of the integrated circuit, the basis for all modern computers, is first published by Geoffrey Dummer
1952
The Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Parliament of India, holds its first sitting
The Rajya Sabha, also known as Council of States, is the upper house of the Parliament of India, of which the Lok Sabha is the lower house. The Rajya Sabha represents India's feder…
The Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Parliament of India, holds its first sitting
1952
Guatemala passes Decree 900, ordering the redistribution of uncultivated land
Decree 900, also known as the Agrarian Reform Law, was a Guatemalan land-reform law passed on June 17, 1952, during the Guatemalan Revolution. The law was introduced by President J…
Guatemala passes Decree 900, ordering the redistribution of uncultivated land
1952
The United Nations cedes Eritrea to Ethiopia.
The United Nations (UN) is an international intergovernmental organization established by the signing of the Charter of the United Nations on 26 June 1945 with the articulated miss…
The United Nations cedes Eritrea to Ethiopia.
1952
Korean War: The Battle of Triangle Hill is the biggest and bloodiest battle of 1952.
The Korean War was an armed conflict fought on the Korean Peninsula between North Korea and South Korea and their allies. North Korea was supported by China and the Soviet Union, w…
Korean War: The Battle of Triangle Hill is the biggest and bloodiest battle of 1952.
1952
Michel Blanc, French actor and director (died 2024)
Michel Blanc was a French actor, writer and director. He is noted for his roles of losers and hypochondriacs. He is frequently associated with Le Splendid, which he co-founded, alo…
Michel Blanc, French actor and director (died 2024)
1952
The Philippine School of Commerce, through a republic act, is converted to Philippine College of Commerce, later to be t
The Polytechnic University of the Philippines is a public research university in the Philippines with a main campus in Santa Mesa, Manila. It was founded on 19 October 1904, as the…
The Philippine School of Commerce, through a republic act, is converted to Philippine College of Commerce, later to be t
1952
The Pan-Malayan Labour Party is founded in Malaya, as a union of statewide labour parties
The Labour Party of Malaya was a left-wing political party in the Federation of Malaya and later Malaysia, active from 1952 to 1972. It originated as a confederation of state-based…
The Pan-Malayan Labour Party is founded in Malaya, as a union of statewide labour parties
1952
The Constitution of Puerto Rico is approved by the United States Congress.
The Constitution of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico is the primary organizing law for the unincorporated U.S. territory of Puerto Rico, describing the duties, powers, structures, a…
The Constitution of Puerto Rico is approved by the United States Congress.