Lynmouth Flash Flood Devastates Town, Kills 34, August 15, 1952

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 1952De Havilland Comet First Jetliner Passenger Flight to Johannesburg, May 2, 1952Puerto Rico Constitution Approved by U.S. Congress…

Hussein bin Talal is proclaimed King of Jordan. Date: August 11, 1952 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 11 📅 Events on this day in 1952 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1952Catalina Affair: Swedish DC-3 Shot Down by Soviet MiG-15, June 13, 1952Sino-Japanese Peace Treaty Signed in Taipei,…

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) More events from 1952Boeing B-52 Stratofortress First Flight April 15, 1952Fulgencio Batista Leads Successful Cuba…

General Muhammad Naguib leads the Free Officers Movement (formed by Gamal Abdel Nasser, the real power behind the coup) in overthrowing King Farouk of Egypt. Date: July 23, 1952 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 23 📅 Events on this day in 1952 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…

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 1952Vincent…

Guatemala passes Decree 900, ordering the redistribution of uncultivated land. Date: June 17, 1952 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 17 📅 Events on this day in 1952 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1952Philippine School of Commerce Becomes Philippine College of Commerce, June 21, 1952Churchill Abolishes UK Identity…