WHAT ALL HAPPENED MAY TO DECEMBER 1952
Find out what all happened May to December 1952

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

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

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

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

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

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)

The United States government establishes the National Security Agency, or NSA. (4. November 1952)

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

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

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

Slánský trials – a series of Stalinist and anti-Semitic show trials in Czechoslovakia. (20. November 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)

Great Smog of 1952: A cold fog descends upon London, combining with air pollution and killing at least 12,000 in the weeks and months that follow. (5. December 1952)

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

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

Greek Field Marshal Alexander Papagos becomes the 152nd Prime Minister of Greece. (19. November 1952)

The U.S. non-incorporated territory of Puerto Rico adopts a constitution. (25. July 1952)