WHAT ALL HAPPENED FEBRUARY TO JUNE 1952
Find out what all happened February to June 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)

U.S. President Harry Truman calls for the seizure of all domestic steel mills to prevent a nationwide strike. (8. April 1952)

The concept of the integrated circuit, the basis for all modern computers, is first published by Geoffrey W.A. Dummer. (7. May 1952)

The maiden flight of the B-52 Stratofortress (15. April 1952)

Gaj Singh is crowned Maharaja of Jodhpur. (12. May 1952)

The United States Senate ratifies a peace treaty with Japan. (20. March 1952)

Secretary's Day (now Administrative Professionals' Day) is first celebrated. (21. April 1952)

The Bengali Language Movement protests occur at the University of Dhaka in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh). (21. February 1952)

In Cilaos, Réunion, 1870 mm (73 inches) of rain falls in a 24-hour period, setting a new world record (March 15 through March 16). (15. March 1952)

The women of Greece are given the right to vote. (28. May 1952)

Alan Freed presents the Moondog Coronation Ball, the first rock and roll concert, in Cleveland, Ohio. (21. March 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 Pan-Malayan Labour Party is founded in Malaya, as a union of statewise labour parties. (26. June 1952)

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

The island of Heligoland is restored to German authority. (29. February 1952)

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

The Battle of Nanri Island takes place. (11. April 1952)

Hugo Ballivián's government is overthrown by the Bolivian National Revolution, starting a period of agrarian reform, universal suffrage and the nationalisation of tin mines (9. April 1952)

The Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Parliament of India, holds its first sitting. (13. May 1952)

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