Pan Am Flight 526A Ditches Near San Juan, 52 Killed, April 11, 1952

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

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…

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 ocean liner SS United States passes Bishop Rock on her maiden voyage, breaking the transatlantic speed record to become the fastest passenger ship in the world. Date: July 7, 1952 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 7 📅 Events on this day in 1952 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…

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 1952USAF C-124…

Secretary's Day (now Administrative Professionals' Day) is first celebrated. Date: April 21, 1952 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 21 📅 Events on this day in 1952 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1952Eisenhower Travels to Korea to End the Conflict, November 29, 1952Eisenhower Resigns as NATO Supreme Allied…