FUN FACTS
- Was a Leap Year (and so is 2012!)
- The year Tony the Tiger started telling people that Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes were “Gr-r-reat!”
- George Stephen designed and sold the first Weber Grill
- Les Paul started selling his classic electric guitar
- Joseph Woodland and Bernard Silver received the first patents for optical bar codes on October 7
- Nearly 58,000 cases of polio are reported in the
- A July 2: Polio vaccine is tried for the first time on human beings: Dr. Jonas Salk, (who developed the vaccine), his wife, and children
- Number One Song: December 27, 1952 - January 9, 1953: I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus - Jimmy Boyd
- World Population: 2.635 billion
- Mr. Potato Head is introduced by Hasbro
- "Anchor" is coined to describe the Most Trusted Man in
- Harry S. Truman was President and Alben W. Barkley was Vice President in 1952
- Cost of a first class postage stamp was 3 cents
- The Scandal: Area 51, if it existed at 37°14'20?N 115°48'58?W? (37.239, -115.816), in southern
TELEVISION
- January 14: NBC's Today Show debuts with host Dave Garroway
- June 19: "I've Got a Secret" debuts on CBS
- "The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet" begins on ABC
- "This is Your Life" premieres on US tv
- "See It Now" premieres, hosted by Edward R. Murrow
ACADEMY AWARDS
- Best Motion Picture: "The Greatest Show on Earth"
- Best Actor: Gary Cooper in "High Noon"
- Best Actress: Shirley Booth in "Come Back, Little
- 1952 World Series:
- NFL:
- NBA Champions:
- NCAA Basketball Championship:
- NCAA Football Champions:
- NBA Champions:
- May 18 – Ann Davison becomes the first woman to single-handedly sail the
- Boxing: June 25, Yankee Stadium- Joey Maxim defeats Sugar Ray Robinson by knockout to retain his world light heavyweight title
