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.
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