Boeing B-52 Stratofortress First Flight April 15, 1952

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 1952Puerto Rico Constitution Approved by U.S. Congress July 3, 1952Bengali Language…

Korean War: After 42 days of fighting, the Battle of Triangle Hill ends in a Chinese victory. American and South Korean units abandon their attempt to capture the "Iron Triangle". Date: November 25, 1952 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 25 📅 Events on this day in 1952 📅 On This…

A De Havilland Comet makes the first jetliner flight with fare-paying passengers, from London to Johannesburg. Date: May 2, 1952 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 2 📅 Events on this day in 1952 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1952Great Smog Begins in London, December 5, 1952Lynmouth Flash…

First flight of Britain's Handley Page Victor strategic bomber. Date: December 24, 1952 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 24 📅 Events on this day in 1952 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1952Sino-Japanese Peace Treaty Signed in Taipei, Ends War – April 28, 1952Great Smog Begins in London,…

Elizabeth II becomes Queen of the United Kingdom and her other Realms and Territories and Head of the Commonwealth upon the death of her father, George VI. At the exact moment of succession, she was in a tree house at the Treetops Hotel in Kenya. Date: February 6, 1952 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅…