December 1952 calendar

December 1952
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Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in December 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 December 1952: find out below

Historical Events

Which were the important events of December 1952?

Events

01 Dec 1952 The New York Daily News reports the news of Christine Jorgenson, the first notable case of sexual reassignment surgery.
02 Dec 1952 First human birth televised to public (KOA-TV Denver, Colorado, USA).
03 Dec 1952 First TV broadcast in Hawaii.
04 Dec 1952 Walter P Reuther chosen chairman of CIO.
05 Dec 1952 Great Smog of 1952: A cold fog descends upon London, combining with air pollution and killing at least 12,000 in the weeks and months that follow.
07 Dec 1952 KKTV TV channel 11 in Colorado Spgs-Pueblo, CO (CBS) 1st broadcast
08 Dec 1952 1st TV acknowledgement of pregnancy (I Love Lucy)
10 Dec 1952 WSLS TV channel 10 in Roanoke, VA (NBC) begins broadcasting
12 Dec 1952 Dallas Texans (former Boston Yankees) play last game, last original team.
14 Dec 1952 KROD (now KDBC) TV channel 4 in El Paso, TX (CBS) begins broadcasting
15 Dec 1952 KHON TV channel 2 in Honolulu, HI (NBC) begins broadcasting
18 Dec 1952 Ellis W Ryan resigns as Cleveland Indians president.
19 Dec 1952 Queen Juliana unveals statue Docker
20 Dec 1952 KHQ TV channel 6 in Spokane, WA (NBC) begins broadcasting
21 Dec 1952 WSBT TV channel 22 in South Bend, IN (CBS) begins broadcasting
22 Dec 1952 WSBA (now WPMT) TV channel 43 in York, PA (IND) begins broadcasting
25 Dec 1952 One West German soldier is killed in a shooting incident in West Berlin.
26 Dec 1952 Joseph Ivor Linton, the first Israeli Minister Plenipotentiary in Japan, presents his credentials to the Japanese Emperor.
28 Dec 1952 Detroit Lions beat Cleveland Browns 17-7 in NFL championship game.
29 Dec 1952 First transistorized hearing aid offered for sale (Elmsford, New York).
30 Dec 1952 Tuskegee Institute reports 1952 as first year in 71 years with no lynchings in USA.
05 Dec 1952 Beginning of the Great Smog in London. A cold fog combines with air pollution and brings the city to a standstill for four days. Later, a Ministry of Health report estimates 4,000 fatalities as a result of it.