At A Glance

24 July 1952 at a glance

Day of the week
24 July 1952 was a Thursday.
Top Film of 1952
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1952 was This Is Cinerama.
Bestselling Novel of 1952
“The Silver Chalice” by Thomas B. Costain was No. 1 on Publishers Weekly's US fiction list for 1952.
Top-Rated TV Show
“I Love Lucy” (CBS) was No. 1 in the Nielsen ratings for the 1952–53 season.
Star sign
The star sign for 24 July is Leo.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 24 July 1952 fell in the Year of the Dragon.
Birthstone
The birthstone for July is Ruby.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 24 July 1952 was Waxing Crescent.

On this day: 24 July

  • 1950 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station begins operations with the launch of a Bumper rocket.
  • 1959 At the opening of the American National Exhibition in Moscow, U.S. vice president Richard Nixon and Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev have a "Kitchen Debate".
  • 1963 The ship Bluenose II is launched in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. The schooner is a major Canadian symbol.
  • 1966 Michael Pelkey makes the first BASE jump from El Capitan along with Brian Schubert. Both came out with broken bones. BASE jumping has now been banned from El Cap.
  • 1967 During an official state visit to Canada, French President Charles de Gaulle declares to a crowd of over 100,000 in Montreal: Vive le Québec libre! ("Long live free Quebec!"); the statement angered the Canadian government and many Anglophone Canadians.

Famous people born on July 24

  • Jennifer Lopez, American actress, singer, and dancer (born 1969)
  • Rose Byrne, Australian actress (born 1979)
  • Anna Paquin, Canadian-New Zealand actress (born 1982)
  • Jorge Jesus, Portuguese footballer and manager (born 1954)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 1952 in the United States

A selection from Wikipedia's '1952 in the United States'. Not a complete list.

  • April 15 – The United States B-52 Stratofortress flies for the first time.
  • April 28 – The Treaty of San Francisco goes into effect, formally ending the occupation of Japan.
  • June 19 – The United States Army Special Forces is created.
More events of 1952 →Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Life in the US in 1952

President

Harry S. Truman

Gas (per gallon)

$0.27

Loaf of Bread

$0.16

Average House

$8,100

Weekly Wage

$61

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