1952 in the United States

Events from the year 1952 in the United States of America.

1952
in
the United States

Decades:
  • 1930s
  • 1940s
  • 1950s
  • 1960s
  • 1970s
See also:

Incumbents

Federal government

Events

January

  • January 14 – The Today Show premieres on NBC, becoming one of the longest-running television series in America.

February

  • February 2 – Groundhog Day tropical storm forms just north of Cuba, moving northeast. The storm makes landfall in southern Florida the next day as a gale-force storm and transitions to a tropical storm over the Atlantic (only Atlantic tropical storm on record in February).
  • February 6 – A mechanical heart is used for the first time in a human patient.
  • February 20 – Emmett Ashford becomes the first African-American umpire in organized baseball, by being authorized to be a substitute umpire in the Southwestern International League.

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

November 1: Ivy Mike

October

November

November 4: Eisenhower elected in a landslide

December

Undated

  • Nearly 58,000 cases of polio are reported in the U.S.; 3,145 die and 21,269 are left with mild to disabling paralysis.[3]
  • The National Prohibition Foundation is incorporated in Indiana.
  • The American Embassy School of New Delhi is founded.
  • 13-year-old[4] Jimmy Boyd's record of I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus is released, selling 3 million records.

Ongoing

Births

January

  • January 2
    • Shirley Fulton, African-American prosecutor and judge (died 2023)[5]
    • Wendy Phillips, actress
  • January 3 – Jim Ross, wrestling announcer[6]
  • January 6 – Moondog Spot, wrestler (died 2003)
  • January 8 – Mel Reynolds, academic and politician
  • January 9 – Mike Capuano, lawyer and politician
  • January 12
    • Charles Faulkner, life coach, motivational speaker, trader and author
    • Walter Mosley, author
  • January 14 – Maureen Dowd, journalist
  • January 16
  • January 19
    • Beau Weaver, voice actor
    • Bruce Jay Nelson, computer scientist (died 1999)
  • January 20
  • January 21 – Louis Menand, writer and critic
  • January 23 – Shelby Jordan, American football player (died 2022)[7]
  • January 27 – Brian Gottfried, tennis player[8]
  • January 28 – Bruce Helford, television writer and producer
  • January 30 – Steve Bartek, guitarist and composer

February

  • February 1 – Stan Kasten, baseball executive, president of the Washington Nationals
  • February 2 – John Cornyn, U.S. Senator from Texas from 2002
  • February 5 – Mark Fuhrman, police detective, author and radio host
  • February 14 – Nancy Keenan, president of NARAL
  • February 16 – James Ingram, R&B singer-songwriter, record producer and instrumentalist (died 2019)
  • February 22
  • February 24 – Maxine Chernoff, poet, novelist and editor
  • February 29
    • Gary the Retard, member of The Wack Pack (The Howard Stern Show)
    • Sharon Dahlonega Raiford Bush, first female African-American primetime weather anchor

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

  • December 1 – Ellen McLain, singer and voice actress
  • December 2
    • Peter Kingsbery, singer, songwriter (Cock Robin)
    • Rob Mounsey, keyboard player, composer and producer
    • Carol Shea-Porter, social worker, academic and politician
  • December 6
    • Chuck Baker, baseball player
    • Joe Harris, American football player
    • Craig Newmark, computer programmer and entrepreneur; founded Craigslist[27]
    • Jeff Schneider, baseball player
    • David L. Spector, biologist and academic
  • December 7 – Susan Collins, U.S. Senator from Maine from 1997
  • December 13 – Junkyard Dog, pro wrestler (d. 1998)[28]
  • December 20 – Ray Bumatai, musician, singer, recording artist and actor (died 2005)

Date unknown

  • Michael Nakoneczny, American artist[29]

Deaths

See also

References

  1. Contiguous U.S. Precipitation – October
  2. Winston, Jay S.; ‘The Weather and Circulation of October 1952: The Driest Month on Record in the United States’; Monthly Weather Review; 80(10); pp. 190–194
  3. Zamula, Evelyn (June 1991). "A New Challenge for Former Polio Patients". FDA Consumer. 25 (5). Food and Drug Administration. Archived from the original on January 26, 2008. Retrieved August 29, 2009.
  4. "The Top 40 Christmas Oldies Songs". Oldies.about.com. 1952-07-15. Archived from the original on 2016-12-18. Retrieved 2011-12-25.
  5. Remembering Meck Co. first Black female prosecutor and superior judge, Shirley Fulton
  6. Ross, Jim (January 5, 2008). "J.R.'s Blog " Happy New Year Everyone! Lots of Feedback Answered Today... Life Goes On... and So Does Work." JRsBarBQ.com. Archived from the original on March 30, 2019. Retrieved 2008-01-06. I was born on January 3, 1952, in Fort Bragg, CA.
  7. Shelby Jordan dead: College football Hall of Famer and NFL star dies at 70
  8. "Brian Gottfried". Retrieved April 17, 2021.
  9. Janice Burgess, ‘The Backyardigans’ Creator, Dies at 72
  10. Frank LeMaster, Former Eagles Pro Bowl LB, Dies at 71
  11. "Martin Dempsey". britannica.com. Britannica.
  12. The Hamburg Express Magazine
  13. Jim Bolla, winningest coach in Lady Rebels history, dies
  14. Chase's Calendar of Events 2020: The Ultimate Go-to Guide for Special Days, Weeks and Months. Rowman & Littlefield. 24 September 2019. p. 210. ISBN 978-1-64143-316-7.
  15. Former Mets pitcher Pat Zachry dead at 71
  16. "Mary McDonnell Facts". Encyclopædia Britannica. Archived from the original on May 1, 2022. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
  17. "Gregg Henry Biography". TV Guide. Archived from the original on September 21, 2015. Retrieved April 2, 2013.
  18. Chase's Editors; Contemporary Books (September 2002). Chase's Calendar of Events 2003. McGraw-Hill. p. 327. ISBN 978-0-07-139098-9.
  19. Read the obituary for Phil Saviano, whistleblower in clergy sexual abuse scandal
  20. Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center (August 2010). "Linda M. Godwin" (PDF). Biographical Data. Houston, Texas: NASA. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 28, 2021. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  21. Slotnik, Daniel E. (2016-10-28). "Michael Massee, 64, Screen Villain Haunted by the Accidental Death of Brandon Lee, Dies". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
  22. Rich Clifford, astronaut who secretly flew with Parkinson's, dies at 69
  23. "Harry Anderson, magician and star of 'Night Court,' dies at 65". NBC News. April 16, 2018. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
  24. McKinley, Jesse (2002-01-26). "Ron Taylor, 49, Voice of Blues and a Plant, Dies". The New York Times. Retrieved 2011-08-07.
  25. Boston Red Sox broadcaster, ex-player Jerry Remy dies at age 68
  26. Miller, John Jackson (June 10, 2005). "Comics Industry Birthdays". Comics Buyer's Guide. Iola, Wisconsin. Archived from the original on February 18, 2011. Retrieved December 12, 2010.
  27. Harris, Paul (February 18, 2006). "The nerd who became a crusader". The Guardian. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
  28. Mooneyham, Mike; Oliver, Greg. "Junkyard Dog's Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum profile". Archived from the original on May 20, 2012. Retrieved August 13, 2012.
  29. "Painting". University of Alaska Department of Art. Retrieved 2019-09-16.
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