Major events in 1952 included Dwight Eisenhower being elected president, King Farouk being ousted in Egypt, and Queen Elizabeth II's coronation. The first contraceptive pill and polio vaccine were also developed. Some notable cultural aspects were the popularity of songs like "It Takes Two to Tango" and books such as East of Eden. Common everyday items included party line phones, washing machines with wringers, and milk delivery by horse cart.

1. Memories of the
past

47. Pee-Wee Herman-
August 27

48.  MAJOR EVENTS:
 Dwight Eisenhower elected President over Adlai Stevenson by wide margin.
 King Farouk of Egypt is ousted by a military coup. General Mohammed
 Princess Elizabeth of Britain coroneted queen upon the death of her father, King
George VI
 Republican Vice-Presidential candidate Richard Nixon defends himself against
charges of maintaining a secret slush fund in his "Checkers" speech, broadcast on
national television
 Britain develops atomic bomb.
 Bangladesh Martyrs Day (martyrs of Bengali Language Movement)
 15th modern Olympic games opens in Helsinki, Finland
 1st human birth televised to public (KOA-TV Denver, Colo)
 BUSINESS & ECONOMY:
 Green-tinted chlorophyll becomes a popular aulitive to a variety of food and
medicinal products as a breath aid (a benefit soon to be disputed by many doctors
and scientists)
 SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY:
 First contraceptive pill developed
 Dr. Jonas Salk develops polio vaccine
 SPORTS:
 World Series: New York Yankees over Brooklyn, 4-3
 Olympics held in Helsinki, Finland
 John Cobb sets a water speed record of 206.89 m.p.h. on Loch Ness, Scotland; is
killed in process

49.  ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT:
 Songs: It Takes Two to Tango, Your Cheatin’ Heart, Wheel of
Fortune
 TV Shows: Our Miss Brooks, Jackie Gleason Show, I Love Lucy,
Dina Shore, Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, George Burns and
Gracie Allen Show
 Books: The Old Man and the Sea, Ernest Hemmingway; East of
Eden, John Steinbeck; The Grass Harp, Truman Capote; The
Power of Positive Thinking, Norman Vincent Peale
 Revised Standard Version of the Bible published
 EVERYDAY LIFE:
 1952 presidential campaigns are the first to be broadcast on
television
 Microwave ovens made available for domestic use; first models
are the size of refrigerators and cost over $1,200

51.  Shoveling coal into stoves and heaters
 Coke bottles that come in a wooden case
 Rotary dial phones and party lines
 Washing machines with wringers
 Live TV and radio shows with live commercials and only 1 sponsor - "You can trust your car to the man who wears
the star."
 Lights and toilets with pull chains
 Pedal-driven sewing machines
 Bottle caps with cork inside them
 Services by horse cart or truck – milk, cheese, fruit, amusement rides, vegetables (The ice cream truck may still come
around, but it's not driven by the "Good Humor Man".)
 House calls by doctors
 Malt shops with juke boxes
 S & H Green stamps
 Automats
 Manual typewriters, then electric typewriters
 Mimeograph machines and carbon paper
 Telegraph offices
 Glass milk bottles
 Sock hops and poodle skirts
 Black & white movies and TV westerns

52. Love, Yasmin