(Friday, May 2, 1952) — The era of commercial jet passenger service began today as a BOAC de Havilland Comet carrying 36 passengers took off on a multi-stop flight from London to Johannesburg, South Africa.
Category Archives: 1950s
Korean prisoner of war talks off indefinititely 60 years ago today (1952)
Video: POW talks shut down (at 9:30)
(Friday, April 25, 1952, during the Korean War, part of the Cold War) — Negotiations for an exchange of war prisoners were suspended indefinitely today in Panmunjom, Korea, when the Communists angrily accused the Allies of refusing to return 100,000 of the 170,000 Reds in their hands. Continue reading Korean prisoner of war talks off indefinititely 60 years ago today (1952)
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Kennedy announces Senate bid 60 years ago today (1952)
(Monday, April 7, 1952) — U.S. Rep. John F. Kennedy, a Democrat from Massachusetts, officially announced today he would run for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Sen. Henry Cabot Lodge, a Republican.
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Jackie Gleason performs on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’ 60 years ago this hour (1952)
(Sunday, March 30, 1952, 8 p.m. EST) — Jackie Gleason performs his bakery comedy routine with the conveyer belt on tonight’s edition of the CBS-TV variety show The Ed Sullivan Show.
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‘An American In Paris’ wins Best Picture at 24th Academy Awards 60 years ago today (1952)
(Thursday, March 20, 1952) — An American In Paris, a musical about an American artist who finds love in Paris but almost loses it to conflicting loyalties, was named Best Picture of 1951 tonight at the 24th Academy Awards at RKO Pantages Theatre in Hollywood. Continue reading ‘An American In Paris’ wins Best Picture at 24th Academy Awards 60 years ago today (1952)
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‘Fred and Ethel Fight’ episodes airs on ‘I Love Lucy’ 60 years ago this hour (1952)
Video: 'Fred and Ethel Fight' (clip)
(Monday, March 10, 1952, 9 p.m. EST) — Fred and Ethel have been going at each other’s throats for the past few days now, and aren’t talking to each other any more on tonight’s episode of the CBS-TV sitcom I Love Lucy.
Click here to watch the full episode.
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Ronald Reagan marries Nancy Davis 60 years ago today (1952)
(Tuesday, March 4, 1952) — Ronald Reagan, 41, and Nancy Davis, 30, were married today in a simple ceremony designed to avoid the press at the Little Brown Church in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles.
The only people in attendance were actor William Holden, the best man, and his wife, actress Brenda Marshall, the matron of honor.
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Allies accused of germ bombing in Korea 60 years ago today (1952)
Video: Allies accused of germ bombing (at 1:06)
(Friday, February 22, 1952) — The Chinese Communist radio at Peiping charged today that Allied planes dropped “epidemic” germs including cholera along the Communist front lines and rear areas in Korea between Jan. 28 and Feb. 17. Continue reading Allies accused of germ bombing in Korea 60 years ago today (1952)
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‘The Big Cast’ episode debuts on ‘Dragnet’ 60 years ago this hour (1952)
(Thursday, February 14, 1952, 9:00 p.m. ET) — The police interrogate a suspect whom they believe to have murdered more than a dozen men on tonight’s episode of the NBC-TV crime drama Dragnet.
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‘Breaking the Lease’ debuts on ‘I Love Lucy’ 60 years ago this hour (1952)
Video: 'Breaking the Lease' (clip)
(Monday, February 11, 1952, 9 p.m. EST) — The Mertzes, as landlords, decide that the Ricardos’ merrymaking have gone too far on tonight’s episode of the CBS-TV sitcom I Love Lucy.
