The New York Daily News reports the news of Christine Jorgensen, the first notable case of sex reassignment surgery. Date: December 1, 1952 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 1 📅 Events on this day in 1952 📅 On This Day (Today)
U.S. President-elect Dwight D. Eisenhower fulfills a campaign promise by traveling to Korea to find out what can be done to end the conflict. Date: November 29, 1952 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 29 📅 Events on this day in 1952 📅 On This Day (Today)
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…
Agatha Christie's murder-mystery play The Mousetrap opens at the Ambassadors Theatre in London's West End after a premiere in Nottingham, UK. It will become the longest continuously running play in history. Date: November 25, 1952 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 25 📅 Events on this day in 1952 📅 On…
A Douglas C-124 Globemaster II crashes into Mount Gannet, Alaska, killing all 52 aboard. Date: November 22, 1952 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 22 📅 Events on this day in 1952 📅 On This Day (Today)
Greek Field Marshal Alexander Papagos becomes the 152nd Prime Minister of Greece. Date: November 19, 1952 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 19 📅 Events on this day in 1952 📅 On This Day (Today)
The New Musical Express publishes the first regular UK Singles Chart. Date: November 14, 1952 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 14 📅 Events on this day in 1952 📅 On This Day (Today)
The United States government establishes the National Security Agency, or NSA. Date: November 4, 1952 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 4 📅 Events on this day in 1952 📅 On This Day (Today)
Nuclear weapons testing: The United States successfully detonates Ivy Mike, the first thermonuclear device, at the Eniwetok atoll. The explosion had a yield of ten megatons TNT equivalent. Date: November 1, 1952 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 1 📅 Events on this day in 1952 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Governor of Kenya Evelyn Baring declares a state of emergency and begins arresting hundreds of suspected leaders of the Mau Mau Uprising. Date: October 20, 1952 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 20 📅 Events on this day in 1952 📅 On This Day (Today)