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  • Vietnam
    Jan, 1952
    First Indochina War

    General de Lattre fell ill from cancer

    Vietnam
    Jan, 1952

    In January, General de Lattre fell ill from cancer and had to return to France for treatment. He died there shortly thereafter and was replaced by General Raoul Salan as the overall commander of French forces in Indochina.




  • Israel
    1952
    Shimon Peres

    Deputy Director-General of the Ministry of Defense

    Israel
    1952

    In 1952, he was appointed Deputy Director-General of the Ministry of Defense, and the following year, he became Director-General.




  • Kolkata, India
    1952
    Mother Teresa

    Home of the Pure heart

    Kolkata, India
    1952

    In 1952, Teresa opened her first hospice with help from Kolkata officials. She converted an abandoned Hindu temple into the Kalighat Home for the Dying, free for the poor, and renamed it Kalighat, the Home of the Pure Heart (Nirmal Hriday).




  • West Germany
    1952
    Mobile Phones

    A-Netz

    West Germany
    1952

    West Germany had a network called A-Netz launched in 1952 as the country's first public commercial mobile phone network. In 1972 this was displaced by B-Netz which connected calls automatically.




  • Finland
    1952
    Adidas

    Adidas acquired Its Signature 3-Stripe Logo

    Finland
    1952

    In 1952, following the 1952 Summer Olympics, Adidas acquired its signature 3-stripe logo from the Finnish athletic footwear brand Karhu Sports, for two bottles of whiskey and the equivalent of 1600 euros.




  • England
    Jan, 1952
    Alan Turing

    Turing published His Masterpiece "The Chemical Basis of Morphogenesis"

    England
    Jan, 1952

    When Turing was 39 years old in 1951, he turned to mathematical biology, finally publishing his masterpiece "The Chemical Basis of Morphogenesis" in January 1952.




  • England
    Jan, 1952
    Alan Turing

    Turing started a relationship with Arnold Murray

    England
    Jan, 1952

    In January 1952, Turing was 39 when he started a relationship with Arnold Murray, a 19-year-old unemployed man. Just before Christmas, Turing was walking along Manchester's Oxford Road when he met Murray just outside the Regal Cinema and invited him to lunch.


  • England
    1952
    Alan Turing

    Turing tried to Implement the Chess Program on a Ferranti Mark 1

    England
    1952

    In 1952, he tried to implement it on a Ferranti Mark 1, but lacking enough power, the computer was unable to execute the program. Instead, Turing "ran" the program by flipping through the pages of the algorithm and carrying out its instructions on a chessboard, taking about half an hour per move.


  • Mexico City, Mexico
    1952
    Carlos Slim

    A Mexican bank

    Mexico City, Mexico
    1952

    At the age of 12, Slim made his first stock purchase, by purchasing shares in a Mexican bank.


  • Ireland
    1952
    St. Patrick's Day

    Irish tradition

    Ireland
    1952

    Irish Government Ministers travel abroad on official visits to various countries around the globe to celebrate St Patrick's Day and promote Ireland. The most prominent of these is the visit of the Irish Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister) with the U.S. President which happens on or around St Patrick's Day. Traditionally the Taoiseach presents the U.S. President a Waterford Crystal bowl filled with shamrocks. This tradition began when in 1952, Irish Ambassador to the U.S. John Hearne sent a box of shamrocks to President Harry S. Truman. From then on it became an annual tradition of the Irish ambassador to the U.S. to present the St Patrick's Day shamrock to an official in the U.S. President's administration, although on some occasions the shamrock presentation was made by the Irish Taoiseach or Irish President to the U.S. President personally in Washington, such as when President Dwight D. Eisenhower met Taoiseach John A. Costello in 1956 and President Seán T. O'Kelly in 1959 or when President Ronald Reagan met Taoiseach Garret FitzGerald in 1986 and Taoiseach Charles J. Haughey in 1987. However, it was only after the meeting between Taoiseach Albert Reynolds and President Bill Clinton in 1994 that the presenting of the shamrock ceremony became an annual event for the leaders of both countries for St Patrick's Day.


  • U.S.
    1952
    John Forbes Nash Jr.: A Beautiful Mind

    Real Algebra contribution

    U.S.
    1952

    Nash did groundbreaking work in the area of real algebraic geometry, His work in mathematics includes the Nash embedding theorem, which shows that every abstract Riemannian manifold can be isometrically realized as a submanifold of Euclidean space. He also made significant contributions to the theory of nonlinear parabolic partial differential equations and to singularity theory.


  • Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
    1952
    Warren Buffett

    Marriage

    Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
    1952

    In 1952, Buffett married Susan Thompson at Dundee Presbyterian Church.


  • Gif-sur-Yvette, Paris, France
    1952
    Edward VIII

    Weekend Country Retreat

    Gif-sur-Yvette, Paris, France
    1952

    In 1952 they bought and renovated a weekend country retreat, Le Moulin de la Tuilerie at Gif-sur-Yvette, the only property the couple ever owned themselves.


  • England
    Wednesday Jan 23, 1952
    Alan Turing

    Turing's House was Burgled

    England
    Wednesday Jan 23, 1952

    On 23 January, Turing's house was burgled. Murray told Turing that he and the burglar were acquainted, and Turing reported the crime to the police. During the investigation, he acknowledged a sexual relationship with Murray. Homosexual acts were criminal offences in the United Kingdom at that time, and both men were charged with "gross indecency" under Section 11 of the Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885.


  • Kenya
    Wednesday Feb 6, 1952
    Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

    King's death while the princess is in Kenya

    Kenya
    Wednesday Feb 6, 1952

    On 6 February 1952, they were in Kenya when Elizabeth's father died and she became queen. It was Philip who broke the news to Elizabeth at Sagana Lodge, and the royal party immediately returned to the United Kingdom.


  • Sandringham House, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
    Wednesday Feb 6, 1952
    Winston Churchill

    George VI death

    Sandringham House, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
    Wednesday Feb 6, 1952

    Churchill was nearly 77 when he took office and was not in good health following several minor strokes. By December, George VI had become concerned about Churchill's decline and intended to ask him to stand down in favor of Eden, but the King had his own serious health issues and died on 6 February without making the request.


  • Sandringham House, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
    Wednesday Feb 6, 1952
    Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon

    Father died

    Sandringham House, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
    Wednesday Feb 6, 1952

    George VI died on 6 February 1952, and her sister became Queen.


  • England, United Kingdom
    Feb, 1952
    Audrey Hepburn

    First major supporting role (The Secret People)

    England, United Kingdom
    Feb, 1952

    Audrey was cast in her first major supporting role in Thorold Dickinson's The Secret People (1952), as a prodigious ballerina, performing all of her own dancing sequences.


  • London, England, United Kingdom
    Friday Feb 15, 1952
    Edward VIII

    Edward attended George's funeral in 1952

    London, England, United Kingdom
    Friday Feb 15, 1952

    The royal family never fully accepted the Duchess. Queen Mary refused to receive her formally. However, Edward sometimes met his mother and his brother, George VI; he attended George's funeral in 1952. King George died 6 February 1952.


  • Jamaica
    Sunday Feb 17, 1952
    James Bond

    First James Bond novel

    Jamaica
    Sunday Feb 17, 1952

    Whilst serving in the Naval Intelligence Division, Fleming had planned to become an author and had told a friend, "I am going to write the spy story to end all spy stories." On 17 February 1952, he began writing his first James Bond novel, Casino Royale, at his Goldeneye estate in Jamaica, where he wrote all his Bond novels during the months of January and February each year.


  • Hòa Bình, Vietnam
    Friday Feb 22, 1952
    First Indochina War

    The Việt Minh launched attacks on Hòa Bình

    Hòa Bình, Vietnam
    Friday Feb 22, 1952

    The Việt Minh launched attacks on Hòa Bình, forcing the French to withdraw back to their main positions on the De Lattre line by February 22, 1952.


  • Illinois, United States
    Friday Feb 22, 1952
    Ted Kaczynski

    Kaczynski's family transferred to suburban Evergreen Park

    Illinois, United States
    Friday Feb 22, 1952

    In 1952, three years after David was born, the family moved to suburban Evergreen Park.


  • China
    Sunday Feb 24, 1952
    Korean War

    The Military Commission discussed the PVA's logistical problems

    China
    Sunday Feb 24, 1952

    On 24 February 1952, the Military Commission, presided over by Zhou, discussed the PVA's logistical problems with members of various government agencies involved in the war effort.


  • North Korea
    Monday Feb 25, 1952
    Neil Armstrong

    Armstrong's regular Commission was terminated

    North Korea
    Monday Feb 25, 1952

    Armstrong's regular commission was terminated on February 25, 1952, and he became an ensign in the United States Navy Reserve. On completion of his combat tour with Essex, he was assigned to a transport squadron, VR-32, in May 1952.


  • England
    Wednesday Feb 27, 1952
    Alan Turing

    Holding Initial Committal Proceedings for the trial

    England
    Wednesday Feb 27, 1952

    Initial committal proceedings for the trial were held on 27 February during which Turing's solicitor "reserved his defence", i.e., did not argue or provide evidence against the allegations.


  • Havana, Cuba
    Mar, 1952
    Bay of Pigs Invasion

    Fulgencio Batista, Seized Power on The island, Proclaimed himself President

    Havana, Cuba
    Mar, 1952

    In March 1952, a Cuban general and politician, Fulgencio Batista, seized power on the island, proclaimed himself president and deposed the discredited president Carlos Prío Socarrás of the Partido Auténtico. Batista canceled the planned presidential elections, and described his new system as "disciplined democracy." Although Batista gained some popular support, many Cubans saw it as the establishment of a one-man dictatorship. Many opponents of the Batista regime took to armed rebellion in an attempt to oust the government, sparking the Cuban Revolution.


  • San Fernando Valley, California, U.S.
    Tuesday Mar 4, 1952
    Ronald Reagan

    Second Marriage

    San Fernando Valley, California, U.S.
    Tuesday Mar 4, 1952

    Reagan and Nancy Davis were engaged at Chasen's restaurant in Los Angeles and were married on March 4, 1952, at the Little Brown Church in the Valley (North Hollywood, now Studio City) San Fernando Valley.


  • Hill Eerie (near Chorwon), North Korea
    Friday Mar 21, 1952
    Korean War

    The Battle of Hill Eerie

    Hill Eerie (near Chorwon), North Korea
    Friday Mar 21, 1952

    The Battle of Hill Eerie refers to several Korean War engagements between the United Nations Command (UN) forces and the Chinese People's Volunteer Army (PVA) in 1952 at Hill Eerie, a military outpost about 10 miles (16 km) west of Ch'orwon. It was taken several times by both sides; each sabotaging the others' position.


  • Brussels, Belgium
    Monday Mar 24, 1952
    NATO Establishment

    Establishing The post of Secretary General of NATO

    Brussels, Belgium
    Monday Mar 24, 1952

    In 1952 the post of Secretary General of NATO was established as the organization's chief civilian. That year also saw the first major NATO maritime exercises, Exercise Mainbrace and the accession of Greece and Turkey to the organization.


  • England
    Monday Mar 31, 1952
    Alan Turing

    The Trial

    England
    Monday Mar 31, 1952

    Turing was later convinced by the advice of his brother and his own solicitor, and he entered a plea of guilty. The case, Regina v. Turing and Murray, was brought to trial on 31 March 1952. Turing was convicted and given a choice between imprisonment and probation. His probation would be conditional on his agreement to undergo hormonal physical changes designed to reduce libido. He accepted the option of injections of what was then called stilboestrol (now known as diethylstilbestrol or DES), a synthetic oestrogen; this feminization of his body was continued for the course of one year.


  • South Africa
    Apr, 1952
    Nelson Mandela

    The H.M. Basner law firm

    South Africa
    Apr, 1952

    In April 1952, Mandela began work at the H.M. Basner law firm, which was owned by a communist.


  • London, United Kingdom
    Wednesday Apr 9, 1952
    Queen Elizabeth II

    Elizabeth refused changing the name of the royal house

    London, United Kingdom
    Wednesday Apr 9, 1952

    On 9 April 1952, Elizabeth issued a declaration that Windsor would continue to be the name of the royal house.


  • Washington, D.C., U.S.
    Wednesday May 7, 1952
    Computer

    The First public description of an integrated Circuit

    Washington, D.C., U.S.
    Wednesday May 7, 1952

    The next great advance in computing power came with the advent of the integrated circuit. The idea of the integrated circuit was first conceived by a radar scientist working for the Royal Radar Establishment of the Ministry of Defence, Geoffrey W.A. Dummer. Dummer presented the first public description of an integrated circuit at the Symposium on Progress in Quality Electronic Components in Washington, D.C. on 7 May 1952.


  • U.S.
    Tuesday Jun 3, 1952
    Dwight D. Eisenhower

    Eisenhower retired from active service as an army general

    U.S.
    Tuesday Jun 3, 1952

    Eisenhower retired from active service as an army general on June 3, 1952, and he resumed his presidency of Columbia.


  • Brussels, Belgium
    Jun, 1952
    Dwight D. Eisenhower

    Eisenhower resigned his command at NATO

    Brussels, Belgium
    Jun, 1952

    A "Draft Eisenhower" movement in the Republican Party persuaded him to declare his candidacy in the 1952 presidential election to counter the candidacy of non-interventionist Senator Robert A. Taft. The effort was a long struggle; Eisenhower had to be convinced that political circumstances had created a genuine duty for him to offer himself as a candidate and that there was a mandate from the public for him to be their president. Henry Cabot Lodge and others succeeded in convincing him, and he resigned his command at NATO in June 1952 to campaign full-time.


  • U.S.
    1952
    W. E. B. Du Bois

    Second Marriage

    U.S.
    1952

    Du Bois married Shirley Graham.


  • Durban, South Africa
    Sunday Jun 22, 1952
    Nelson Mandela

    The campaign protests

    Durban, South Africa
    Sunday Jun 22, 1952

    At Durban rally on 22 June, Mandela addressed an assembled crowd of 10,000, initiating the campaign protests, for which he was arrested and briefly interned in Marshall Square prison.


  • South Korea
    Thursday Jun 26, 1952
    Korean War

    The Battle of Old Baldy

    South Korea
    Thursday Jun 26, 1952

    The Battle of Old Baldy refers to a series of five engagements for Hill 266 in west-central Korea. They occurred over a period of 10 months in 1952–1953, though there was also vicious fighting both before and after these engagements. UN victory in 1952 action Chinese victory in 1953 action


  • United Kingdom
    Monday Jun 30, 1952
    Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

    Philip was promoted to commander

    United Kingdom
    Monday Jun 30, 1952

    On 30 June 1952, Philip was promoted to commander.


  • South Africa
    Jul, 1952
    Nelson Mandela

    Arresting Mandela

    South Africa
    Jul, 1952

    In July 1952, Mandela was arrested under the Suppression of Communism Act and stood trial as one of the 21 accused—among them Moroka, Sisulu, and Yusuf Dadoo—in Johannesburg. Found guilty of "statutory communism", a term that the government used to describe most opposition to apartheid, their sentence of nine months' hard labour was suspended for two years. In December, Mandela was given a six-month ban from attending meetings or talking to more than one individual at a time, making his Transvaal ANC presidency impractical, and during this period the Defiance Campaign petered out.


  • Salt Lake, Utah, U.S.
    1952
    KFC

    Kentucky Fried Chicken

    Salt Lake, Utah, U.S.
    1952

    In 1952, Sanders had already franchised his recipe to his friend Pete Harman of South Salt Lake, Utah, the operator of one of the city's largest restaurants. Soon after, Don Anderson, a sign painter hired by Harman, coined the name "Kentucky Fried Chicken". For Harman, the addition of KFC was a way of differentiating his restaurant from competitors; a product from Kentucky was exotic and evoked imagery of Southern hospitality.


  • Chicago, U.S.
    Aug, 1952
    Malcolm X

    Elijah visit

    Chicago, U.S.
    Aug, 1952

    After his parole in August 1952, Malcolm X visited Elijah Muhammad in Chicago.


  • Batu Kitang, Malaysia
    Tuesday Aug 5, 1952
    Communist insurgency in Sarawak

    First known Sarawak Communist Organisation operation

    Batu Kitang, Malaysia
    Tuesday Aug 5, 1952

    First known Sarawak Communist Organisation operation was an assault on the Batu Kitang bazaar on 5 August 1952.


  • U.S.
    Saturday Aug 23, 1952
    Neil Armstrong

    Neil was released from active Duty

    U.S.
    Saturday Aug 23, 1952

    Neil was released from active duty on August 23, 1952, but remained in the reserves.


  • New York, U.S.
    1952
    IBM

    Stepped Down

    New York, U.S.
    1952

    In 1952, Thomas Watson, Sr. stepped down after almost 40 years at the company helm, and his son Thomas Watson, Jr. was named president.


  • U.S.
    Wednesday Sep 17, 1952
    Frank Sinatra

    Sinatra's last studio recording for Columbia

    U.S.
    Wednesday Sep 17, 1952

    Sinatra's last studio recording for Columbia, "Why Try To Change Me Now", was recorded in New York on September 17, 1952, with orchestra arranged and conducted by Percy Faith.


  • El Capitan Theatre, Los Angeles, California, U.S
    Tuesday Sep 23, 1952
    Richard Nixon

    The Checkers Speech

    El Capitan Theatre, Los Angeles, California, U.S
    Tuesday Sep 23, 1952

    In mid-September, the Republican ticket faced a major crisis. The media reported that Nixon had a political fund, maintained by his backers, which reimbursed him for political expenses. Such a fund was not illegal but it exposed Nixon to allegations of possible conflict of interest. With pressure building for Eisenhower to demand Nixon's resignation from the ticket the senator went on television to deliver an address to the nation on September 23, 1952. The address, later termed the Checkers speech, was heard by about 60 million Americans—including the largest television audience up to that point. Nixon emotionally defended himself, stating that the fund was not secret, nor had donors received special favors. He painted himself as a man of modest means (his wife had no mink coat; instead she wore a "respectable Republican cloth coat") and a patriot. The speech would be remembered for the gift which Nixon had received, but which he would not give back: "a little cocker spaniel dog … sent all the way from Texas. And our little girl—Tricia, the 6-year-old—named it Checkers." The speech prompted a huge public outpouring of support for Nixon.


  • Nà Sản, Sơn La Province, Vietnam
    Thursday Oct 2, 1952
    First Indochina War

    Battle of Nà Sản

    Nà Sản, Sơn La Province, Vietnam
    Thursday Oct 2, 1952

    In the Battle of Nà Sản, starting on October 2, French commanders began using "hedgehog" tactics, consisting in setting up well-defended outposts to get the Việt Minh out of the jungle and force them to fight conventional battles instead of using guerrilla tactics.


  • Northwest of Cheorwon, South Korea
    Monday Oct 6, 1952
    Korean War

    The Battle of White Horse

    Northwest of Cheorwon, South Korea
    Monday Oct 6, 1952

    The Battle of White Horse, was a battle during the Korean War hill in the Iron Triangle, formed by Pyonggang at its peak and Gimhwa-eup and Cheorwon-eup at its base, a strategic transportation route in the central region of the Korean peninsula.


  • Saint Petersburg, Russia
    Tuesday Oct 7, 1952
    Vladimir Putin

    Birth

    Saint Petersburg, Russia
    Tuesday Oct 7, 1952

    Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin was born on 7 October 1952 in Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (now Saint Petersburg).


  • North of Gimhwa-eup, Chorwon County, North Korea
    Tuesday Oct 14, 1952
    Korean War

    The Battle of Triangle Hill

    North of Gimhwa-eup, Chorwon County, North Korea
    Tuesday Oct 14, 1952

    The Battle of Triangle Hill, also known as Operation Showdown or the Shangganling Campaign, was a protracted military engagement during the Korean War. The main combatants were two United Nations (UN) infantry divisions, with additional support from the United States Air Force, against elements of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army (PVA) 15th and 12th Corps. The battle was part of UN attempts to gain control of "The Iron Triangle", and took place from 14 October to 25 November 1952.


  • U.S.
    Monday Oct 13, 1952
    Audrey Hepburn

    A tour

    U.S.
    Monday Oct 13, 1952

    Audrey went on tour which began 13 October 1952 in Pittsburgh and visited Cleveland, Chicago, Detroit, Washington, D. C., and Los Angeles, before closing on 16 May 1953 in San Francisco.


  • United Kingdom
    1952
    Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon

    Townsend divorced his wife

    United Kingdom
    1952

    After Townsend divorced his wife in 1952, however, rumors spread about him and Margaret; the divorce, and shared grief over the almost simultaneous death of the king, likely helped them come together within the privacy of Clarence House, where the princess had her own apartment.


  • Nghĩa Lộ, Vietnam
    Friday Oct 17, 1952
    First Indochina War

    Giáp launched attacks against the French garrisons along Nghĩa Lộ

    Nghĩa Lộ, Vietnam
    Friday Oct 17, 1952

    On October 17, 1952, Giáp launched attacks against the French garrisons along Nghĩa Lộ, northwest of Hanoi, and overran much of the Black River valley, except for the airfield of Nà Sản where a strong French garrison entrenched.


  • Vietnam
    Wednesday Oct 29, 1952
    First Indochina War

    The largest operation in Indochina

    Vietnam
    Wednesday Oct 29, 1952

    On October 29, 1952, in the largest operation in Indochina to date, 30,000 French Union soldiers moved out from the De Lattre line to attack the Việt Minh supply dumps at Phú Yên.


  • Washington D.C., U.S.
    Wednesday Oct 29, 1952
    Korean War

    New U.S. President

    Washington D.C., U.S.
    Wednesday Oct 29, 1952

    In 1952, the US elected a new president, and on 29 November 1952, the president-elect, Dwight D. Eisenhower, went to Korea to learn what might end the Korean War.


  • U.S.
    1952
    Anna May Wong

    Wong was supportive of Adlai Stevenson's campaign

    U.S.
    1952

    A Democrat, Wong was supportive of Adlai Stevenson's campaign during the 1952 presidential election.


  • Phú Thọ, Vietnam
    Wednesday Nov 5, 1952
    First Indochina War

    Salan took Phú Thọ

    Phú Thọ, Vietnam
    Wednesday Nov 5, 1952

    Salan took Phú Thọ on November 5.


  • U.S.
    Tuesday Nov 4, 1952
    Dwight D. Eisenhower

    Eisenhower had become the Republican Party nominee for president of the United States

    U.S.
    Tuesday Nov 4, 1952

    Meanwhile, Eisenhower had become the Republican Party nominee for president of the United States, a contest that he won on November 4.


  • U.S.
    Tuesday Nov 4, 1952
    Dwight D. Eisenhower

    1952 United States presidential election

    U.S.
    Tuesday Nov 4, 1952

    Eisenhower defeated Democratic candidate Adlai Stevenson II in a landslide, with an electoral margin of 442 to 89, marking the first Republican return to the White House in 20 years. He also brought a Republican majority in the House, by eight votes, and in the Senate, evenly divided with Vice President Nixon providing Republicans the majority.


  • Phu Doan, Vietnam
    Sunday Nov 9, 1952
    First Indochina War

    Salan Took Phu Doan

    Phu Doan, Vietnam
    Sunday Nov 9, 1952

    Salan took Phu Doan on November 9 by a parachute drop.


  • Phú Yên, Vietnam
    Thursday Nov 13, 1952
    First Indochina War

    Salan took Phú Yên

    Phú Yên, Vietnam
    Thursday Nov 13, 1952

    Salan took Phú Yên on November 13.


  • Vietnam
    Friday Nov 14, 1952
    First Indochina War

    Salan Correctly Guessed what The Việt Minh Were up To

    Vietnam
    Friday Nov 14, 1952

    Salan correctly guessed what the Việt Minh were up to and cancelled the operation on November 14, beginning to withdraw back to the De Lattre Line.


  • New York City, New York, U.S.
    Saturday Nov 15, 1952
    Dwight D. Eisenhower

    Eisenhower tendered his resignation as Colombia University president

    New York City, New York, U.S.
    Saturday Nov 15, 1952

    Eisenhower tendered his resignation as Columbia University president on November 15, 1952, effective January 19, 1953, the day before his inauguration.


  • Chan Muong, Vietnam
    Monday Nov 17, 1952
    First Indochina War

    Việt Minh ambushed the French column

    Chan Muong, Vietnam
    Monday Nov 17, 1952

    The only major fighting during the operation came during the withdrawal, when the Việt Minh ambushed the French column at Chan Muong on November 17.


  • London, England, United Kingdom
    1952
    Audrey Hepburn

    Hepburn became engaged to industrialist James Hanson

    London, England, United Kingdom
    1952

    In 1952, Hepburn became engaged to industrialist James Hanson, whom she had known since her early days in London. She called it "love at first sight", but after having her wedding dress fitted and the date set, she decided the marriage would not work because the demands of their careers would keep them apart most of the time. She issued a public statement about her decision, saying "When I get married, I want to be really married".


  • São Paulo, Brazil
    Dec, 1952
    Lula da Silva

    Moved to São Paulo

    São Paulo, Brazil
    Dec, 1952

    In December 1952, when Lula was only 7 years old, his mother decided to move to São Paulo with her children to rejoin her husband.


  • South Korea
    1952
    Dwight D. Eisenhower

    Eisenhower went to Korea

    South Korea
    1952

    In late 1952 Eisenhower went to Korea and discovered a military and political stalemate. Once in office, when the Chinese People's Volunteer Army began a buildup in the Kaesong sanctuary, he threatened to use nuclear force if an armistice was not concluded. His earlier military reputation in Europe was effective with the Chinese communists. The National Security Council, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Strategic Air Command (SAC) devised detailed plans for nuclear war against Red China.


  • United Kingdom
    1952
    Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

    Philip became a patron of The Industrial Society

    United Kingdom
    1952

    In 1952, Philip became a patron of The Industrial Society (since renamed The Work Foundation).


  • Los Angeles,California, U.S.
    1952
    Jimmy Hoffa

    The 1952 IBT Convention

    Los Angeles,California, U.S.
    1952

    At the 1952 IBT convention in Los Angeles, Hoffa was selected as national vice-president by incoming president Dave Beck, successor to Daniel J. Tobin, who had been president since 1907. Hoffa had quelled an internal revolt against Tobin by securing Central States regional support for Beck at the convention. In exchange, Beck made Hoffa a vice-president.


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