Kentucky Derby First National Television Broadcast on CBS, May 3, 1952

After being accused of financial improprieties, Senator Richard Nixon delivers his "Checkers speech" nationwide on television and radio, defending his actions and successfully salvaging his nomination as the Republican candidate for Vice President. Date: September 23, 1952 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 23 📅 Events on this day in 1952…

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 → 📅…

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) More events from 1952Eisenhower Travels to Korea to End the Conflict, November…

The Constitution of Puerto Rico is approved by the United States Congress. Date: July 3, 1952 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 3 📅 Events on this day in 1952 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1952Eisenhower Resigns as NATO Commander to Run for President, April 28, 1952Night of…

Pan Am Flight 202 crashes into the Amazon basin near Carolina, Maranhão, Brazil, killing 50 people. Date: April 29, 1952 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 29 📅 Events on this day in 1952 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1952Alexander Papagos Becomes Greece’s 152nd Prime Minister, November 19,…

Pan Am Flight 526A ditches near San Juan-Isla Grande Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico, after experiencing an engine failure, killing 52 people. Date: April 11, 1952 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 11 📅 Events on this day in 1952 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1952Black Saturday…