Kentucky Derby First National Television Broadcast on CBS, May 3, 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 → 📅…

Hugo Ballivián's government is overthrown by the Bolivian National Revolution, starting a period of agrarian reform, universal suffrage and the nationalization of tin mines Date: April 9, 1952 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 9 📅 Events on this day in 1952 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1952Bengali…

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 1952Boeing B-52 Stratofortress First Flight April 15, 1952Sino-Japanese Peace…

Japan Air Lines Flight 301 crashes into Mount Mihara, Izu Ōshima, Japan, killing 37. Date: April 9, 1952 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 9 📅 Events on this day in 1952 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1952US Senate Ratifies US-Japan Security Treaty, March 20, 1952Secretary’s Day First…

Bolivian National Revolution: Rebels take over Palacio Quemado. 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 1952Treaty of San Francisco Restores Japanese Sovereignty, Ends WWII War – April 28, 1952Pan Am Flight 526A…