Black Saturday Riots in Cairo Burn Business District, January 26, 1952

Black Saturday in Egypt: rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. Date: January 26, 1952 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 26 📅 Events on this day in 1952 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1952United Nations Cedes Eritrea to Ethiopia September 15, 1952Philippine…

Catalina affair: A Swedish Douglas DC-3 is shot down by a Soviet MiG-15 fighter. Date: June 13, 1952 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 13 📅 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,…

Beginning of the Great Smog in London. A cold fog combines with air pollution and brings the city to a standstill for four days. Later, a Ministry of Health report estimates 4,000 fatalities as a result of it. Date: December 5, 1952 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 5 📅 Events…

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 1952Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap…

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 1952De Havilland Comet First Jetliner Passenger Flight May 2, 1952Lynmouth Flash…

Indonesian Army elements surrounded the Merdeka Palace demanding President Sukarno disband the Provisional People's Representative Council. Date: October 17, 1952 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 17 📅 Events on this day in 1952 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1952UK Tests Nuclear Weapon in Montebello Islands, Becomes Third…