WHAT HAPPENED IN 1952.
Look what happened the 1952.

Agatha Christie's murder-mystery play The Mousetrap opens at the Ambassadors Theatre in London. It will become the longest continuously-running play in history. (25. November 1952)

Korean War: After 42 days of fighting, the Battle of Triangle Hill ends as American and South Korean units abandon their attempt to capture the "Iron Triangle". (25. November 1952)

Korean War: U.S. President-elect Dwight D. Eisenhower fulfills a campaign promise by traveling to Korea to find out what can be done to end the conflict. (29. November 1952)

The New York Daily News reports the news of Christine Jorgensen, the first notable case of sexual reassignment surgery. (1. December 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)

A United States Air Force C-124 crashes and burns in Moses Lake, Washington killing 87. (20. December 1952)

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