WHAT ALL HAPPENED JULY TO OCTOBER 1952
Find out what all happened July to October 1952

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

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

The United States bars Charlie Chaplin from re-entering the country after a trip to England. (19. September 1952)

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

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

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

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

The United Kingdom successfully tests a nuclear weapon to become the world's third nuclear power. (3. October 1952)

The Night of the Murdered Poets: 13 prominent Jewish intellectuals are murdered in Moscow, Russia, Soviet Union. (12. August 1952)

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

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

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

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

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

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)

A flash flood drenches the town of Lynmouth, England, United Kingdom, killing 34 people. (15. August 1952)

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