Date: October 17, 1952
Emmett Ashford becomes the first African-American umpire in organized baseball by being authorized to be a substitute umpire in the Southwestern International League. Date: February 20, 1952 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 20 📅 Events on this day in 1952 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1952Agatha Christie’s…
Dwight D. Eisenhower resigns as Supreme Allied Commander of NATO in order to campaign in the 1952 United States presidential election. Date: April 28, 1952 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 28 📅 Events on this day in 1952 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1952Handley Page Victor Strategic…
King Farouk of Egypt abdicates in favor of his son Fuad. Date: July 26, 1952 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 26 📅 Events on this day in 1952 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1952Pan Am Flight 202 Crashes in Amazon Basin, 1952, April 29, 1952Hussein bin Talal…
The Kentucky Derby is televised nationally for the first time, on the CBS network. Date: May 3, 1952 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 3 📅 Events on this day in 1952 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1952Vincent Massey Sworn In as First Canadian-Born Governor General February 26,…
Opening of the Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. Date: July 19, 1952 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 19 📅 Events on this day in 1952 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1952Harrow and Wealdstone Rail Crash Kills 112 People, October 8, 1952Sino-Japanese Peace Treaty Signed in Taipei, April…
Guatemala passes Decree 900, ordering the redistribution of uncultivated land. Date: June 17, 1952 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 17 📅 Events on this day in 1952 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1952Bengali Language Movement Protests at University of Dhaka, February 21, 1952Rajya Sabha Holds First Sitting…