WHAT ALL HAPPENED APRIL TO JUNE 1952
Find out what all happened April to June 1952

Dwight D. Eisenhower resigns as Supreme Allied Commander of NATO. (28. April 1952)

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

The world's first ever jet airliner, the De Havilland Comet 1 makes its maiden flight, from London to Johannesburg. (2. May 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 keel is laid for the nuclear submarine USS Nautilus. (14. 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)

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

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

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

Guatemala passes Decree 900, ordering the redistribution of uncultivated land. (27. June 1952)

Secretary's Day (now Administrative Professionals' Day) is first celebrated. (21. April 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 Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Parliament of India, holds its first sitting. (13. May 1952)

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

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

Occupied Japan: The United States occupation of Japan ends as the Treaty of San Francisco, ratified September 8, 1951, comes into force. (28. April 1952)

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

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