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Harry S. Truman 33rd President of the United States Served from April 12, 1945 (ascended) to Jan. 20, 1953
“You can accomplish anything provided that you do not mind who gets the credit.” — Harry Truman
1952 Buick Super Estate Wagon
AVERAGE COST OF LIVING
Alben W. Barkley 35th Vice President of the United States Served from Jan. 20, 1949 to Jan. 20, 1953
Technology
World events
• Albert Einstein refuses presidency of Israel • London smog kills 4,000 • Elizabeth II becomes queen upon the death of her father, George VI. • Mother Teresa opens the home for dying and destitute in Calcutta • Big Mother Teresa Bang Theory of the creation of the Universe first propounded • South African police arrest Nelson Mandella • India holds its first general elections
• Britain announces it has atomic bomb • Summer Olympics held in Helsinki, Finland • Puerto Rico becomes a self governing commonwealth of the U.S. • Military coup d’etat in Egypt headed by Nasser • Winter Olympic games are held in Oslo, Norway
U.S. events
• Polio epidemic kills 3,300 • Live atomic bomb test at Yucca Flats, Nevada, shown on TV • California has its 2nd largest earthquake, rocking 100,000 sq. miles • Communist teachers banned from teaching in public schools • Charlie Chaplin refused entry back into the U.S. after
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living in Hollywood for 20 years • Vice Presidential candidate Richard Nixon defends himself on TV over allegations of secret cash fund • Steel plants placed under presidential control after steel unions threaten to strike
Sports
• World Series: Yankees over Dodgers, 4-3 • NBA Championship: Minneapolis Lakers d. New York, 4-3 • Rocky Marciano becomes world heavyweight champion after knocking out Jersey Joe Walcott
1952 Ford
• World’s first passenger jet produced • First successful use of a mechanical heart • The first “Don’t Walk” sign installed in New York City • First Holiday Inn opens in Tennessee • Patent for bar code used to identify products issued did not become the industry standard until the Universal Grocery Products Identification Product Code or UPC was created • First roll-on deodorant introduced, Ban RollOn
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Popular culture
• The “Diary of Anne Frank” published • The “Today Show” debuts on NBC • KFC franchise opens • MAD Magazine’s first issue
Inventions
• Hydrogen bomb • Mr. Potato Head Game • Polio vaccine
BORN THIS YEAR: Above right: Bill Bilichick, NFL head coach. Above left: George Strait, country singer; Jeff Goldblum, actor; Sharon Osborne, reality star and Ozzie’s wife; Vladimir Putin, Russian president.
Popular films
• Singin’ in the Rain • Against All Flags • High Noon • Man Bait • The Quiet Man • Stolen Face • Monkey Business • The Greatest Show on Earth • The Snows of Kilimanjaro
• Income per year ........ $3,850 • Minimum wage ............... 75¢ • New house ................ $9,050 • Monthly rent ..................... $80 • New car ..................... $1,700 • Gallon of gas ................... 20¢ • Dozen eggs ..................... 72¢ • Gallon of milk .................. 96¢ • Loaf of bread ................... 16¢ • First-class stamp ............... 3¢ • Movie ticket ..................... 45¢
Popular music
TV shows
• Life is Worth Living • The Abbott and Costello Show • Hockey Night in Canada • Mister Peepers • Victory at Sea • The Red Buttons Show • The Ernie Kovacs Show • Adventures of Superman • The Jackie Gleason Show • I Married Joan • The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet • I’ve Got A Secret
• “Blue Tango,” Leroy Anderson • “Wheel of Fortune,” Kay Starr • “Cry,” Johnnie Ray • “You Belong To Me,” Jo Stafford • “Auf Wiedersehen, Sweetheart,” Vera Lynn
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