Handley Page Victor Strategic Bomber First Flight December 24, 1952

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) More events from 1952Alan Freed Presents First Rock and…

First flight of the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress. Date: April 15, 1952 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 15 📅 Events on this day in 1952 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1952Kern County Earthquake Strikes Southern California, 12 Killed, July 21, 1952US Senate Ratifies US-Japan Security Treaty, March 20,…

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) More events from 1952Secretary’s Day First Celebrated, April 21, 1952Kenya State of…

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 1952Vincent Massey Sworn In as First Canadian-Born Governor General…

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 1952SS United States Breaks Transatlantic Speed Record July 7,…