Historical Events In 1952
May 03 The first landing by an airplane at geographic North Pole
May 02 The first scheduled jet airliner passenger service begins with a BOAC Comet which flew from London to Johannesburg carrying 36 passengers
May 01 Marines take part in an atomic explosion training in Nevada
May 18 Professor WF Libby said Stonehedge dates back to 1848 BC
May 01 Mr Potato Head, introduced
May 05 Pulitzer prize awarded to Herman Wouk (Caine Mutiny)
May 29 2nd Round Conference between Dutch Antilles & Suriname ends
May 27 European Defense Community forms
May 01 TWA introduces tourist class
May 08 Mad Magazine debuts Great Magazine sure wish I still had the first issue, but mon garbaged it
May 13 Pandit Nehru becomes premier of India
May 27 European Defense Community Treaty, establishing an EU army, signed
May 25 USS Iowa bombards Chongjin, Korea.
May 21 Dutch Queen Juliana opens Amsterdam-Rhine Canal
May 03 The first airplane to land at the geographic location of the North Pole did so on this day.
May 03 "Call Me Madam" closes at Imperial Theater NYC after 644 performances
Jan 01 Dmitri Shostakovitch completes his 5th string quartet
Jan 06 Charles Schulz' comic strip Peanuts first appeared in Sunday newspapers.
Jan 09 Belgian Pholien government resigns
Jan 20 British army occupies Ismailiya, Suez Canal Zone
Jan 03 Australia beat W Indies by one wicket at the MCG, last stand 38
Jan 21 Nehru's Congress party wins general election in India
Jan 14 Rationing of coffee in Netherlands ends
Jan 25 Test debut of Richie Benaud, vs West Indies at the SCG
Jan 31 Dutch Lutheran Church reunites after 1½ centuries
Jan 12 University of Tennessee admits its first black student
Jan 23 Death of John Treloar who, along with CEW Bean, did more than any other individual to establish and develop the Australian War Memorial Treloar served as director of the Memorial from 1920 to 1952
Jan 24 Fire in main building of French Port Martin Antarctic base
Jan 03 "Dragnet" with Jack Webb premieres on NBC TV
Jan 01 Dmitri Shostakovitch completes his 5th string quartet
Jan 31 Dutch Lutheran Church reunites after 1½ centuries
Jan 14 Snow storm in Sierra NV kills 26
Jan 19 PGA approves allowing black participants
Jan 08 Jordan adopts constitution
Jan 16 US Standard Board clears Stan Musial to get an $85,000 salary
