remember when 1952
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What life was like and what things cost in 1952.TRANSCRIPT
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Harry S. Truman33rd President of the United States
Served from April 12, 1945 (ascended) toJan. 20, 1953
“You can accomplishanything provided that you do not mind who gets the credit.”
World events• Albert Einstein refuses presi-
dency of Israel• London smog kills 4,000
• Elizabeth II be-comes queen upon
the death of her father, George
VI.• Mother
Teresa opens the home for dying and destitute in Calcutta
• Big Bang Theory of
the creation of the Universe first pro-pounded
• South African police arrest Nel-son Mandella
• India holds its first general elec-tions
• 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 larg-est earthquake, rocking 100,000 sq. miles
• Communist teachers banned from teaching in public schools
• Charlie Chaplin refused entry
back into the U.S. after
living in Hol-lywood for 20 years
• Vice Presidential candi-date Richard Nixon defends himself on TV over allega-tions of secret cash fund
• Steel plants placed under presidential con-trol after steel unions threaten to strike
Sports• World Series: Yan-
kees over Dodgers, 4-3• NBA Championship: Min-
neapolis Lakers d. New York, 4-3
• Rocky Marciano becomes world heavyweight champion after knocking out Jersey Joe Walcott
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
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
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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.
Technology• 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 Prod-ucts Identification Prod-uct Code or UPC was created
• First roll-on deodorant intro-duced, Ban Roll-On
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
HeadGame
• Poliovaccine
• 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¢
AVERAGE COSTOF LIVING
Popular music• “Blue Tango,” Leroy Anderson• “Wheel of Fortune,” Kay Starr• “Cry,” Johnnie Ray• “You Belong To Me,” Jo Stafford• “Auf Wiedersehen, Sweetheart,” Vera Lynn
952Alben W. Barkley35th Vice President of the United StatesServed from Jan. 20, 1949 to Jan. 20, 1953
— Harry Truman
remember when...
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Mother Teresa
Clockwise:Nelson Mandela,
Queen Elizabeth II,Albert Einstein
1952 BuickSuper Estate
Wagon