The Year 1952
MAJOR EVENTS:

Dwight Eisenhower elected President over Adlai Stevenson by wide margin; Republicans gain control of White House and both houses of Congress

Korean conflict continues as truce attempts fail

Princess Elizabeth of Britain coronated queen upon the death of her father, King George VI

U.S. begins construction of first nuclear submarine, the Nautilus

U.S. detonates world's first hydrogen bomb

Republican Vice-Presidential candidate Richard Nixon defends himself against charges of maintaining a secret slush fund in his "Checkers" speech, broadcast on national television

Violent protests erupt in Egypt

Britain develops atomic bomb

BUSINESS & ECONOMY:

Green-tinted chlorophyll becomes a popular additive 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

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT:

Movies: Limelight, High Noon, The Greatest Show on Earth

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