The first Miss Universe pageant is held. Armi Kuusela from Finland wins the title of Miss Universe 1952. The Miss Universe pageant is one of…
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12 August 1952
The Night of the Murdered Poets: Thirteen prominent Jewish intellectuals are murdered in Moscow, Russia, Soviet Union. The Night of the Murdered Poets refers to…
11 August 1952
Hussein bin Talal is proclaimed King of Jordan. Hussein bin Talal was the King of Jordan from 1952 until his death in 1999, making him…
15 February 1952
King George VI of the United Kingdom is buried in St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle. King George VI, born Albert Frederick Arthur George Windsor, was…
29 June 1952
The first Miss Universe pageant is held. Armi Kuusela from Finland wins the title of Miss Universe 1952. The Miss Universe pageant is an international…
3 May 1952
The Kentucky Derby is televised nationally for the first time, on the CBS network. The Kentucky Derby is an annual horse race that takes place…
26 January 1952
Black Saturday in Egypt: rioters burn Cairo’s central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses.
1 November 1952
Nuclear weapons testing: The United States successfully detonates Ivy Mike, the first thermonuclear device, at the Eniwetok atoll.