What Happened in 1952

1952 World Series

The 1952 World Series featured the three-time defending champion New York Yankees beating the Brooklyn Dodgers in seven games. The Yankees won... Read more

United Kindgom tests its first atomic bomb to become the world's third nuclear power, code named Operation Hurricane

Operation Hurricane was the test of the first British atomic device on 3 October 1952. A plutonium implosion device was detonated in the lagoon... Read more

Vladimir Putin is Born

Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin was born on 7 October 1952, in Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (modern day Saint Petersburg, Russia), to parents... Read more

Harrow and Wealdstone Rail Crash

The hope that 1952 would prove to be a good year from the point of view of train accident casualties has been extinguished by the disaster at... Read more

"Ikiru" Is Released

Ikiru (生きる, "To Live"?) is a 1952 Japanese film co-written and directed by Akira Kurosawa. The film examines the struggles of a Tokyo bureaucrat... Read more

Battle of Triangle Hill

The Battle of Triangle Hill, also known as Operation Showdown or the Shangganling Campaign (simplified Chinese: 上甘岭战役; pinyin: Shànggānlǐng... Read more

"Limelight" (film) is Released

Limelight is a 1952 comedy-drama film written, directed by and starring Charlie Chaplin, co-starring Claire Bloom, with an appearance by Buster... Read more

Patricia Ann Reagan is Born

Patti Davis (born Patricia Ann Reagan on October 21, 1952 in Los Angeles, California) is the daughter of former President of the United States... Read more

John F. Kennedy is Elected to the U.S. Senate

When he returned home, Jack was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal for his leadership and courage. With the war finally coming to an end, it... Read more

the Bad And The Beautiful

The Bad and the Beautiful (1952) is a MGM melodramatic film which tells the story of a film producer who alienates all around him. It stars Lana... Read more

Billy Vessels Wins Heisman Trophy

A great star on a star-studded Sooner team, Vessels scored 18 touchdowns, gained over 1,000 yards rushing and caught eight passes for 200 yards. In... Read more

The Great Smog of London

The Great Smog of '52 or Big Smoke was a severe air pollution event that affected London in December 1952. A period of cold weather combined with... Read more

"Moulin Rouge" Is Released

Moulin Rouge (1952) is a film directed by John Huston, produced by Sir John Woolf and James Woolf of Romulus Films and released by United Artists.... Read more

"Come Back, Little Sheba" Is Released

Come Back, Little Sheba is a 1952 drama film made by Paramount Pictures which tells the story of a loveless marriage that is rocked when a young... Read more