WHAT ALL HAPPENED JANUARY TO OCTOBER 1952
Find out what all happened January to October 1952

The ocean liner SS United States passes Bishop Rock on her maiden voyage, breaking the transatlantic speed record to become the fastest passenger ship in the world. (7. July 1952)

The world's first ever jet airliner, the De Havilland Comet 1 makes its maiden flight, from London to Johannesburg. (2. May 1952)

General Muhammad Naguib leads the Free Officers Movement (formed by Gamal Abdel Nasser, the real power behind the coup) in overthrowing King Farouk of Egypt. (23. July 1952)

The Philippine School of Commerce, through a republic act, is converted to Philippine College of Commerce, later to be the Polytechnic University of the Philippines. (21. June 1952)

The Night of the Murdered Poets: 13 prominent Jewish intellectuals are murdered in Moscow, Russia, Soviet Union. (12. August 1952)

The keel is laid for the nuclear submarine USS Nautilus. (14. June 1952)

A prototype aircraft crashes at the Farnborough Airshow in Hampshire, England, killing 29 spectators and the two on board. (6. September 1952)

Alan Freed presents the Moondog Coronation Ball, the first rock and roll concert, in Cleveland, Ohio. (21. March 1952)

United Nations gives Eritrea to Ethiopia. (15. September 1952)

Elizabeth II is proclaimed Queen of the United Kingdom. (8. February 1952)

The United States bars Charlie Chaplin from re-entering the country after a trip to England. (19. September 1952)

Emmett Ashford becomes the first African-American umpire in organized baseball by being authorized to be a substitute umpire in the Southwestern International League. (20. February 1952)

Korean War: United Nations and South Korean forces launch Operation Showdown against Chinese strongholds at the Iron Triangle. The resulting Battle of Triangle Hill is the biggest and bloodiest battle of 1952. (14. October 1952)

The British government, under Winston Churchill, abolishes identity cards in the UK to "set the people free". (21. February 1952)

Fulgencio Batista leads a successful coup in Cuba and appoints himself as the "provisional president". (10. March 1952)

The Constitution of Puerto Rico is approved by the Congress of the United States. (3. July 1952)

The U.S. non-incorporated territory of Puerto Rico adopts a constitution. (25. July 1952)

The United Kingdom successfully tests a nuclear weapon to become the world's third nuclear power. (3. October 1952)

Elizabeth II becomes queen regnant of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms upon the death of her father, George VI. At the exact moment of succession, she was in a treehouse at the Treetops Hotel in Kenya. (6. February 1952)

The 1952 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad, were opened in Helsinki, Finland. (19. July 1952)