1952 in the United States

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1952 in the United States
Years: 1949 1950 195119521953 1954 1955

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Events from the year 1952 in the United States of America.

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Incumbents

Federal Government

Events

January

  • January 14 – The Today Show premieres on NBC, becoming one of the longest-running television series in America.

February

  • February 2 – A tropical storm forms just north of Cuba moving northeast. The storm makes landfall in southern Florida the next day. It is the earliest reported landfall from a tropical storm, and the earliest formation of a tropical storm on record in the Atlantic basin.
  • February 6 – In the United States, a mechanical heart is used for the first time in a human patient.
  • February 20 – Emmett Ashford becomes the first African-American umpire in organized baseball, by being authorized to be a substitute umpire in the Southwestern International League.

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

November 1: Ivy Mike

October

November

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November 4: Eisenhower elected in a landslide

December

Undated

Ongoing

Births

Deaths

References

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External links

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