WHAT ALL HAPPENED MARCH TO NOVEMBER 1952
Find out what all happened March to November 1952

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

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

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

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

The Sino-Japanese Peace Treaty (Treaty of Taipei) is signed in Taipei, Taiwan between Japan and the Republic of China to officially end the Second Sino-Japanese War. (28. April 1952)

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

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

In Cilaos, RĂ©union, 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 first regular UK Singles Chart published by the New Musical Express. (14. November 1952)

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

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

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

Governor Evelyn Baring declares a state of emergency in Kenya and begins arresting hundreds of suspected leaders of the Mau Mau Uprising, including Jomo Kenyatta, the future first President of Kenya. (20. October 1952)

Hussein bin Talal is proclaimed King of Jordan. (11. August 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 penal colony on Devil's Island is permanently closed. (22. August 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)

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

A flash flood drenches the town of Lynmouth, England, United Kingdom, killing 34 people. (15. August 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)

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