Rajya Sabha Holds First Sitting May 13, 1952

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 1952Muhammad Naguib Overthrows King Farouk in…

The US Senate ratifies the Security Treaty between the United States and Japan. Date: March 20, 1952 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 20 📅 Events on this day in 1952 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1952NBC Today Debuts with Dave Garroway January 14, 1952US Plane Lands at…

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 → 📅…

Emmett Ashford becomes the first African-American umpire in organized baseball by being authorized to be a substitute umpire in the Southwestern International League. Date: February 20, 1952 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 20 📅 Events on this day in 1952 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1952Geoffrey Dummer…

Fulgencio Batista leads a successful coup in Cuba. Date: March 10, 1952 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 10 📅 Events on this day in 1952 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1952Boeing B-52 Stratofortress First Flight April 15, 1952Great Smog Begins in London, December 5, 1952Churchill Abolishes UK…