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Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in November 1952.
The US president was Harry S. Truman (Democrat), the UK Prime Minister was Sir Winston Churchill (Conservative), Pope Pius XII was leading the Catholic Church.

But much more happened on November 1952: find out below

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Historical Events

Which were the important events of November 1952?


Events

  • 01 Nov 1952 1st hydrogen device exploded at Eniwetok Atoll in Pacific Fusion occurs for 1st time on Earth
  • 03 Nov 1952 Clarence Birdseye markets frozen peas
  • 04 Nov 1952 Earthquake and flood strike Kamshatka-South America
  • 10 Nov 1952 Trygve Halvdan Lie resigns as 1st Secretary General of UN
  • 12 Nov 1952 Philadelphia Athletics pitcher Bobby Shantz wins AL MVP
  • 13 Nov 1952 False fingernails 1st sold
  • 14 Nov 1952 Greek general Papagos wins elections
  • 18 Nov 1952 Jomo Kenyatta is arrested in Kenya for an alleged connection to the Mau Mau uprising.
  • 19 Nov 1952 North American F-86 Sabre sets world aircraft speed record, 1124 km/h
  • 20 Nov 1952 Cubs slugger Hank Sauer wins NL MVP
  • 21 Nov 1952 Dodgers pitcher Joe Black wins NL Rookie of Year
  • 25 Nov 1952 George Meany appointed as Chairman of AFL
  • 26 Nov 1952 1st modern 3-D movie Bwana Devil, premieres in Hollywood
  • 27 Nov 1952 KTBC TV channel 7 in Austin, TX (CBS) begins broadcasting
  • 29 Nov 1952 40th CFL Grey Cup: Toronto Argonauts defeats Edmonton Eskimos, 21-11
  • 30 Nov 1952 Jackie Robinson charges New York Yankees with racism
  • 01 Nov 1952 Nuclear weapons testing: The United States successfully detonates Ivy Mike, the first thermonuclear device, at the Eniwetok atoll. The explosion had a yield of ten megatons TNT equivalent.
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Music charts

Which were the top hits in November 1952?
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Top #2 songs in the USA

  1. - I
  2. - Lady Of Spain

Top #5 songs in the UK

  1. - Here In My Heart
  2. - You Belong To Me
  3. - Feet Up
  4. - Half As Much
  5. - The Isle Of Innisfree

Movies

Which were the most popular Movies released in that month?

Books

Which were the most popular books released in November 1952?

Don Camillo And His Flock by Giovanni Guareschi

Don Camillo And His Flock

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This story is set against the backdrop of post-war rural villages in Emilia-Romagna. It's the second in a series of funny and insightful Don Camillo anthologies. There are 215 stories in this collection.

I Go Pogo by Walt Kelly

I Go Pogo

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Pogo, a comic strip that has been appearing in daily newspapers since 1948, is a well-known and long-running comic strip. It is funny and features talking animals.

The Devils Of Loudun by Aldous Huxley

The Devils Of Loudun

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Aldous Huxley's gripping and acclaimed account of one the most bizarre historical events. In 1632, a whole convent was located in Loudun, France. The devil apparently had control of it.

Adlai E. Stevenson Of Illinois by Noel F. Busch

Adlai E. Stevenson Of Illinois

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This book, which was published before 1923, is a reproduction of an important original.

The Man On A Donkey by H.F.M. Prescott

The Man On A Donkey

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"The New York Times calls it the perfect historical novel." The Man on a Donkey is a riveting, panoramic historical novel that recreates one of history's most turbulent times.