WHAT ALL HAPPENED JUNE TO SEPTEMBER 1952
Find out what all happened June to September 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 U.S. non-incorporated territory of Puerto Rico adopts a constitution. (25. July 1952)

The penal colony on Devil's Island is permanently closed. (22. August 1952)

The Old Man and the Sea, the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Ernest Hemingway, is first published. (1. September 1952)

The Pan-Malayan Labour Party is founded in Malaya, as a union of statewise labour parties. (26. June 1952)

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

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

Richard Nixon makes his "Checkers speech". (23. September 1952)

Strange occurrences, including a monster sighting, take place in Flatwoods, West Virginia. (12. September 1952)

The SS United States sets sail on her maiden voyage to Southampton. During the voyage, the ship takes the Blue Riband away from the RMS Queen Mary. (3. July 1952)

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

The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation makes its first televised broadcast on the second escape of the Boyd Gang. (6. September 1952)

Hussein bin Talal is proclaimed King of Jordan. (11. August 1952)

The European Coal and Steel Community is established. (23. July 1952)

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

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

King Farouk of Egypt abdicates in favor of his son Fuad. (26. July 1952)

Catalina affair: a Swedish Douglas DC-3 is shot down by a Soviet MiG-15 fighter. (13. June 1952)