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Major News Stories include First Holiday Inn opens, The . Three out of 5 families owned a car, 2 out of 3 families now had a telephone, 1 in 3 homes had a television.
Pay Articles from September 1952 Part 4. Sports of The Times; A Matter of Preference. THREE DEBUTANTES HONORED AT FETES. Sonja Henie, Skating Star, Dies. Three times the Olympic figure-skating champion. 1952, injuring more than 250 people. During Christmas of 1952.
The average woman in America would be married by 2. Fast Food restaurants were growing in popularity, but the scourge of Polio hit many thousands of families ( 5.
Many more cars in America were now fitted with automatic gearboxes and gas cost 2. The worlds first passenger jet The Comet is produced in UK signaling the start of faster and cheaper air travel in later years.
- Diamond Jubilee: how much was . But today the state pension is more than three times this at . In 1952 there were 6.8 million.
- Emil Zatopek won the 5,000 and 10,000 meters and the marathon — all in record times — at the 1952 Olympics in Helsinki, Finland.
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Did the US wage germ warfare in Korea? Korea in 1990 and has returned three times since to carry on. Visit IMDb for Photos, Showtimes, Cast, Crew, Reviews, Plot Summary, Comments.
The Mau Mau formed as an African Nationalist Movement with The main aim to end British Rule in Kenya. Troubles Begin. 2a. October 7th Senior Chief Waruhui assassinated British Government suspects Mau Mau Involvement. October 1. 9th British government sends troops to Kenya to help the fight against the Mau Mau. October 2. 1st Kenyan government declares a state of emergency following 4.
October 2. 1st Jomo Kenyatta, president of the Kenya African Union, and 1. Mau Mau leaders are arrested for alleged Mau Mau involvement. October 3. 0th British troops arrest more than 5. Mau Mau activists.
November 1. 8th Jomo Kenyatta charged with leading the Mau Mau terrorist society in Kenya. November 2. 5th Mau Mau declares open rebellion against British rule in Kenya. November 2. 5th British troops arrest 2,0.
Mau Mau activists. October 2. 1st Dedan Kimathi ( rebel leader of the Mau Mau ) captured leading to the ultimate defeat of the Mau Mau uprising The Mau Mau rebellion continued for the next few years and although effectively ended in 1. British Rule continued which ended with Kenyan independence in December 1. Jomo Kenyatta became the first Prime Minister of an Indendent Kenya. More Information for Chaplin's Re- Entry. Legendary film maker Charlie Chaplin is denied re- entry into the United States during September of 1. Chaplin and his family had been traveling to London for the premiere of his movie .
Chaplin, along with many others in Hollywood, had faced harsh scrutiny from the House Un- American Activities Committee and Senator Joseph Mc. Carthy during the height of the Cold War due to Chaplin's perceived leftist political beliefs. Chaplin vowed to never return to the United States, but eventually visited again in 1. More Information for the Finland Olympics. The Summer Olympics begin in Helsinki, Finland during July of 1.
A total of 6. 9 counties participated in the games with the Soviet Union and Israel doing so for the first time. There were 1. 49 total events with 4,9. The United States won the most medals with 7. Soviet Union won the second most with 7.
These games also marked the first time that equestrian competitions allowed women to compete with men in mixed events. More Information for the Treaty of Taipei. The Treaty of Taipei came into force during August of 1.
Second Sino War. The parties of the treaty, Japan and China, had already signed the it in April of 1. The Treaty of Taipei outlined many of the same conditions as the Treaty of San Francisco which had was signed between the Allies and Japan in 1. World War II in the Pacific.
The Republic of China (in Taiwan) and the People's Republic of China (on the mainland) had not been included in the Treaty of San Francisco due to civil war between the two factions and the question of government legitimacy. UK - -- London Smog Kills 4,0. Thick smog in London on December 4th , England causes 4,0. More Information and Timeline For London Smog.
Following the end of World War II London increases in population density. Most home heating uses relatively low- grade, sulfurous variety coal for heating which increased the amount of sulphur dioxide in the smoke. The increased use of cars also leads to further pollutants in the air. Londoner's become used to thick fog / smog in and around the city called . A cold spell leads to increased coal fire usage. Unusual windless conditions create large clouds above the city with heavy pollutant content.
December 5th to December 9th . Unusual weather conditions over the city of London, England combined with the heavy use of coal fired heating formed a thick layer of smog ( chimney smoke combined with car exhaust fumes and sulphur dioxide ) making a deadly combination over the city of London. Visibility was reduced to a few yards and most Public transport did not operate. The ambulance service stopped functioning which led to a number of the deaths because the public found it difficult if not impossible to seek medical attention.
More Information for the British Nuclear Bomb. The United Kingdom tests its first atomic bomb during October of 1. The test took place at the Montebello Islands in Australia. The British nuclear program began in 1. British scientists who had previously worked on the first atomic bomb with the United States as a part of the Los Alamos program. By February of 1. British Prime Minister Winston Churchill announced the planned test to the public and the 2.
October. United States - -- Polio Epidemic Kills 3. U. S 5. 7,0. 00 children are paralyzed prior to the widespread use of Polio vaccine More Information and Timeline For Polio in the 1. Polio / Poliomyelitis / Infantile Paralysis. Polio is an acute viral infectious disease spread from person to person. Polio Epidemics appear around the world in increasing numbers leaving thousands of children and adults paralyzed. The March of Dimes Foundation established by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt as the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis (NFIP) on January 3, 1. Polio. The March of Dimes Foundation funded much of the research which produced the two vaccines used to combat Polio.
In two years Polio numbers increase from 2. By 1. 96. 5, only 6. United States Polio is now rare in the Western world following the use of Polio vaccine to induce immunity blocking person- to- person transmission. But Polio was still endemic in South Asia and Nigeria up until the late 8. A global effort to eradicate polio began led by the World Health Organization, UNICEF, and The Rotary Foundation and Polio cases number less than 1,0. Mother Teresa born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu in Uskub, Ottoman Empire.
Join the Sisters of Loreto as a missionary. Taught at the St. Teresa's School in Darjeeling, India. Appointed headmistress of Loreto convent school in Entally, eastern Calcutta. Begins her missionary work with the poor and adopted Indian citizenship.
Receives Vatican permission to start the diocesan congregation that would become the Missionaries of Charity. Opens the first Home for the Dying in space made available by the city of Calcutta She devoted the rest of her life to helping the poor in India including opening a home for victims of leprosy, many have criticized her methods of care and beliefs, but in this webmasters humble opinion at least she did something to help those in need which is the most one human being can do for another. Mother Teresa died on September 5th 1. Calcutta and following her death she was beatified by Pope John Paul II and given the title Blessed Teresa of Calcutta. More Information for the . Hosted by Dave Garroway, the show featured national and world news, as well as interviews and lighter content in a two- hour live format. The concept of the show was envisioned by Sylvester Weaver Jr.
Dave Garroway would host the show as the main anchor from its start in 1. World - - Big Bang Theory. Big Bang Theory of the creation of the Universe first propounded UK - - Farnborough Air Show De Havilland 1.
Farnborough Air Show killing 3. South Africa - - Nelson Mandella.
South African Police Arrest Nelson Mandella. India - - General Election. India holds it's first general elections UK - - Atomic Bomb. Britain announces it has Atomic Bomb. U. S. Supreme Court upholding a New York state law communist teachers are banned from teaching in public schools U. S. Nixon Vice Presidential Candidate Richard M. Nixon defends himself on Television over allegations of secret cash fund UK - - Trains Crash Three Trains crash at Harrow in North London.
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Puerto Rico becomes a Self Governing Commonwealth Of the United States U. S. Steel Plants Placed Under Presidential Control after Steel Unions Threaten to Strike. Egypt Military coup d'etat in Egypt on July 2. Nasser Norway. The Winter Olympic Games are held in Oslo, Norway Popular Culture 1. Popular Culture The Diary of Anne Frank published The .
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