Alan Freed presents the Moondog Coronation Ball, the first rock and roll concert, in Cleveland, Ohio. Date: March 21, 1952 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 21 📅 Events on this day in 1952 📅 On This Day (Today)
The US Senate ratifies the Security Treaty between the United States and Japan. Date: March 20, 1952 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 20 📅 Events on this day in 1952 📅 On This Day (Today)
Fulgencio Batista leads a successful coup in Cuba. Date: March 10, 1952 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 10 📅 Events on this day in 1952 📅 On This Day (Today)
Vincent Massey is sworn in as the first Canadian-born Governor General of Canada. Date: February 26, 1952 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 26 📅 Events on this day in 1952 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Bengali language movement protests occur at the University of Dhaka in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh). Date: February 21, 1952 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 21 📅 Events on this day in 1952 📅 On This Day (Today)
The British government, under Winston Churchill, abolishes identity cards in the UK to "set the people free". Date: February 21, 1952 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 21 📅 Events on this day in 1952 📅 On This Day (Today)
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)
King George VI of the United Kingdom is buried in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle. Date: February 15, 1952 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 15 📅 Events on this day in 1952 📅 On This Day (Today)
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 → 📅…
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)