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

NBC's long-running morning news program Today debuts, with host Dave Garroway. Date: January 14, 1952 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 14 📅 Events on this day in 1952 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1952Pan Am Flight 202 Crashes in Amazon Basin, Killing 50, April 29, 1952Geoffrey Dummer…

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 1952Elizabeth II Becomes Queen of the United Kingdom February…

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 1952Great Smog Begins in London, December…

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 1952King George VI Buried at St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle, February 15, 1952Sino-Japanese Peace Treaty Signed…

A Douglas C-124 Globemaster II crashes into Mount Gannet, Alaska, killing all 52 aboard. Date: November 22, 1952 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 22 📅 Events on this day in 1952 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1952Ivy Mike First Thermonuclear Test at Eniwetok November 1, 1952Britain Abolishes…

King Farouk of Egypt abdicates in favor of his son Fuad. Date: July 26, 1952 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 26 📅 Events on this day in 1952 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1952Elizabeth II Becomes Queen of the United Kingdom February 6, 1952Helsinki Summer Olympics Opening…