At A Glance

5 May 1952 at a glance

Day of the week
5 May 1952 was a Monday.
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 5 May is Taurus.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 5 May 1952 fell in the Year of the Dragon.
Birthstone
The birthstone for May is Emerald.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 5 May 1952 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 5 May

  • 1945 World War II: The Prague uprising begins as an attempt by the Czech resistance to free the city from German occupation.
  • 1945 World War II: Battle of Castle Itter, one of only two battles in that war in which American and German troops fought cooperatively.
  • 1946 The International Military Tribunal for the Far East begins in Tokyo with twenty-eight Japanese military and government officials accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity.
  • 1955 The General Treaty, by which France, Britain and the United States recognize the sovereignty of West Germany, comes into effect.
  • 1961 Project Mercury: Alan Shepard becomes the first American to travel into outer space, on a sub-orbital flight.

Famous people born on May 5

  • Aryna Sabalenka, Belarusian tennis player (born 1998)
  • Richard E. Grant, Swazi-English actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1957)
  • Carlos Alcaraz, Spanish tennis player (born 2003)
  • Henry Cavill, English actor (born 1983)

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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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