1952
- January 14
- Snow storm in Sierra Nevada kills 26. [1]
- February 18
- In Los Angeles, California, the 4th Annual Emmy Awards are presented, hosted by Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz.
- Best Actor: Sid Caesar
- Best Actress: Imogene Coca
- Best Comedian or Comedienne: Red Skelton
- Best Comedy Show: The Red Skelton Show
- Best Dramatic Show: Robert Montgomery Presents
- Best Variety Show: Your Show of Shows
- Most Outstanding Personality: Bishop Fulton J. Sheen.
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- March 3
- Puerto Rico approves their first self-written constitution. [1]
- March 18
- First plastic lens for cataract patients fitted (Philadelphia). [1]
- March 20
- 24th Academy Awards: American in Paris, Humphrey Bogart and Vivian Leigh win. [1]
- US Senate's final ratification of peace treaty restoring sovereignty to Japan. [1]
- March 21
- Alan Freed presents Moondog Coronation Ball at old Cleveland Arena, 25,000 attend first rock and roll concert ever. [1]
- Tornadoes in Arkansas, Tennessee, Missouri, Mississippi, Alabama and Kentucky cause 343 deaths. [1]
- March 30
- 6th Tony Awards: Fourposter and King and I win. [1]
- April 1
- US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site. [1]
- April 3
- Dutch Queen Juliana speaks to US Congress. [1]
- April 8
- US President Harry Truman seizes the steel mills to prevent a strike. [1]
- April 15
- First B-52 bomber prototype test flight. [1]
- Franklin National Bank issues first bank credit card. [1]
- US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site. [1]
- April 22
- First atomic explosion on network news, Nob Nevada. [1]
- April 26
- US minesweeper Hobson rams aircraft carrier Wasp, killing 176. [1]
- April 28
- Japan and the United States sign a formal peace treaty. [1] [10]
- May 1
- US Marines take part in an atomic explosion training in Nevada. [1]
- "Mr Potato Head" toy is introduced; first toy advertised on television. [1]
- May 8
- June 2
- General Motors executives are formally presented with Harley Earl's proposal for a two-seater sports car. General Motors president Charles Wilson and Chevrolet general manager Thomas Keating approve completing a prototype for the 1953 Motorama. The project is code-named "Opel Sports Car". (One year later, the Corvette rolls off a production line.) [8]
- June 14
- Keel laid for first nuclear powered submarine the USS Nautilus. [1]
- June 29
- First aircraft carrier to sail around Cape Horn - USS Oriskany. [1]
- July
- The United States Lines' United States ocean liner (53,000 gross tons, 990-foot hull) captures the Blue Ribbon with the fastest crossing of the Atlantic. [260.75] [274.201]
- July 24
- 112 degrees F (44 degrees C), Louisville, Georgia (state record). [1]
- US President Harry Truman settles 53-day steel strike. [1]
- July 25
- Puerto Rico officially becomes a U.S commonwealth. [1] [486.94]
- August 26
- Fluoridation of San Francisco water begins. [1]
- September 17
- In the USA, "I am an American Day" and "Constitution Day" renamed "Citizenship Day". [1]
- October 1
- First ultra-high frequency (UHF) television station, Portland, Oregon, USA. [1]
- October 3
- First video recording on magnetic tape, Los Angeles, California. [1]
- November 1
- First hydrogen device exploded by US at Eniwetok Atoll in the Pacific. [1]
- November 4
- A 9.0-magnitude earthquake strikes Kamchatka off the east coast of Russia, causing 30-foot waves in Hawaii. [383.A8]
- Dwight Eisenhower (Republican) elected 34th US President beating Adlai Stevenson (Democrat). [1]
- November 21
- First US postage stamp in two colors (rotary process) introduced. [1]
- November 29
- US President-elect Dwight Eisenhower visits Korea to assess the war. [1]
- December 2
- First human birth televised to public (KOA-TV Denver, Colorado, USA). [1]
- December 3
- First TV broadcast in Hawaii. [1]
- December
- The Sands hotel and casino opens in Las Vegas. [80.304] [187.400] [386.290]
- December 21
- Broadway Tunnel opens in San Francisco, California, USA. [1]
- December 29
- First transistorized hearing aid offered for sale (Elmsford, New York). [1]
- December 30
- Tuskegee Institute reports 1952 as first year in 71 years with no lynchings in USA. [1]
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