A Look Back At

Born in 1952

What Was Life Like in 1952?

Who Was in Charge?

President

Harry S. Truman

What Things Cost

Gas (per gallon)

$0.27

Loaf of Bread

$0.16

Average House

$8,100

Weekly Wage

$61

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.
  • July 3 – The ocean liner SS United States makes her maiden crossing of the Atlantic.
  • October 14 – The United Nations begins work in the new headquarters of the United Nations in New York City.
  • October 16 – Limelight opens in London; writer/actor/director/producer Charlie Chaplin arrives by ocean liner; in transit his re-entry permit to the USA is revoked by J. Edgar Hoover.
  • November 1 – Nuclear testing: Operation Ivy: The United States successfully detonates the first hydrogen bomb, codenamed "Mike", at Enewetak Atoll in the Marshall Islands in the central Pacific Ocean, with a yield of 10.4 megatons.
  • November 4 – 1952 United States presidential election: Republican candidate Dwight D. Eisenhower defeats Democratic Governor of Illinois Adlai Stevenson (correctly predicted by the UNIVAC computer). The Constitution Party nominates candidates.

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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