What Happened in 1952

Ford Ranch Wagon is First Produced

The Ford Ranch Wagon was a station wagon built by Ford Motor Company from 1952 to 1977. The Ranch Wagon was a full-size model, except in 1963 and... Read more

Ford Mainline is First Produced

The Ford Mainline was a car available from 1952 to 1956. It was the base model below the Customline and the Fairlane. There were two major versions... Read more

Ford Crestline is First Produced

The Ford line of cars was again refreshed for 1952, although remaining similar to the all-new 1949 Fords. This time, curved one-piece windshield... Read more

Ford Country Sedan is First Produced

The Ford Country Sedan was a full-size station wagon built by the Ford Motor Company from 1952 until 1974. It was based on the Ford full-size car... Read more

The Voyage of the Dawn Treader published

The Voyage of the Dawn Treader is a fantasy novel for children by C. S. Lewis. Written in 1950, it was published in 1952 as the third book of The... Read more

The Mau Mau Uprising Begins

By 1950, mounting frustration over land distribution and political inequality in Kenya had led to the formation of the Mau Mau movement of civil... Read more

Coretta Scott Meets Martin Luther King Jr.

I always believed that there was a purpose for my life, and that I had to seek that purpose, and that if I discovered that purpose, then I believed... Read more

The American Cancer Society Founds "Reach to Recovery" to Promote Breast Cancer Treatment and Advocacy

Although doctors have been fighting breast cancer for centuries, it was not until the 20th century that movements to increase breast cancer... Read more

Agatha Christie publishes They Do It with Mirrors

They Do It With Mirrors is a work of detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company in 1952 under the... Read more

OXO, the First Video Game Using a Graphical Display

OXO (also known as Noughts and Crosses) is a tic-tac-toe computer game made for the EDSAC computer in 1952. It was written by Alexander S. Douglas... Read more

"Othello" Is Released

Othello is a 1952 drama film based on the Shakespearean play, made by Mercury Productions Inc. and Les Films Marceau and distributed by United... Read more

Nelson Mandela and Oliver Tambo open first black legal firm in South Africa

By 1952 Mandela and Tambo had opened the first black legal firm in the country, and Mandela was both Transvaal president of the ANC and deputy... Read more

Mercedes-Benz 300SL is First Produced

The Mercedes-Benz 300SL was introduced in 1954 as a two-seat, closed sports car with distinctive gull-wing doors. Later it was offered as an open... Read more

Malcolm Little changes surname to "X"

In 1952, after his release from prison, Little visited Elijah Muhammad in Chicago, Illinois. Then, like many members of the Nation of Islam, he... Read more

Lotus Cars is Founded

Lotus Cars is a British manufacturer of sports and racing cars based at Hethel, Norfolk, England. The company designs and builds race and... Read more

Kellogg's Sugar Smacks Introduced

Honey Smacks is a sweetened puffed wheat breakfast cereal made by Kellogg's. In a 2008 comparison of the nutritional value of 27 cereals, U.S.... Read more

Kellogg's Frosted Flakes Introduced

Frosted Flakes is a cereal first introduced by Kellogg's. consisting of corn flakes "frosted" or coated with sugar. The "Frosted Flakes" name is... Read more

'Invisible Man' is Published

Invisible Man is a remarkable first novel that gives 38-year-old Ralph Ellison a claim to being the best of U.S. Negro writers.*It makes him, for... Read more

Robert Byrd Elected as a Member of the United States House of Representatives for West Virginia's 6th Congressional District

Prior to his time in the Senate, he was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1952-1958, and also served in the West Virginia... Read more

"The Greatest Show On Earth" Is Released

The Greatest Show on Earth is a 1952 drama film set in the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. The film was produced, directed, and narrated... Read more

American Airlines Flight 6780 Crashes

Flight 6780 originated at Buffalo, New York, for Newark, New Jersey, with stops scheduled at Rochester, New York, and Syracuse, New York. The first... Read more

"Cry, The Beloved Country" Is Released

Cry, the Beloved Country is a 1951 drama film directed by Zoltan Korda. Based on the novel of the same name by Alan Paton, it stars Canada Lee and... Read more

Agatha Christie publishes Mrs McGinty's Dead

Poirot, disillusioned by the “senseless cruel brutality” of modern crime, pays no attention to the sad case of Mrs. McGinty, an old woman... Read more

"The Marrying Kind" Is Released

The Marrying Kind (1952) is a film directed by George Cukor, starring Aldo Ray and Judy Holliday. Other cast members include John Alexander,... Read more

A Local Puerto Rican Constitution Is Approved

A local constitution was approved by a Constitutional Convention on February 6, 1952, ratified by the U.S. Congress, approved by President Truman... Read more