1952 Fact Sheet
Database: Miss America Winners by State
| Record Name | Year | City | State |
| Colleen Kay Hutchins | 1952 | Salt Lake City | Utah |
Database: Great Inventions by Year and Country
| Record Name | Year | Country | Region | Source | Inventor Name |
| Car Airbag | 1952 | United States | North America | Encyclopedia Britannica Almanac 2003 | John Hetrick |
| Barcode | 1952 | United States | North America | Encyclopedia Britannica Almanac 2003 | Joseph Woodland |
| Hydrogen Bomb | 1952 | United States | North America | Encyclopedia Britannica Almanac 2003 | Edward Teller, et al. |
| Defibrillator | 1952 | United States | North America | Encyclopedia Britannica Almanac 2003 | Paul M. Zoll |
| Cardiac Heart Pacemaker | 1952 | United States | North America | Encyclopedia Britannica Almanac 2003 | Paul M. Zoll |
Database: Hockey Stanley Cup Winners
| Record Name | Year | Winning Team | Winning Coach | Losing Team | Losing Coach | Sport | City | Note |
| 1952 Stanley Cup Winner | 1952 | Detroit Red Wings | Tommy Ivan | Montreal Canadiens | Dick Irvin | Hockey | Detroit |
Database: Year and Discoverer of Chemical Elements
| Record Name | Element | Year Discovered | Discovered By | Source |
| Einsteinium | Einsteinium | 1952 | Albert Ghiorso et. al. | Jefferson Lab |
| Fermium | Fermium | 1952 | Albert Ghiorso et. al. | Jefferson Lab |
Database: Pulitzer Prize Winning Novels By Year
| Record Name | Year | Title | Author |
| Caine Mutiny, The, Herman B. Wouk | 1952 | Caine Mutiny, The | Herman B. Wouk |
Database: United Nations Presidents
| Record Name | Origin | Year | Session |
| Lester B. Pearson | Canada | 1952 | Seventh |
Database: Tour de France Winners
| Record Name | Year | Winning Country | Sport | Tour | Winning Name |
| Fausto Coppi Tour 39 | 1952 | Italy | Cycling | 39 | Fausto Coppi |
Database: Council of Europe's treaties
| Record Name | Treaty | European Non-Member State | Non European Non-Member State | European Community | Number | Opening date | Entry into force date | Source |
| General Agreement on Privileges and Immunities of the Council of Europe (002) | General Agreement on Privileges and Immunities of the Council of Europe | 002 | 2/9/1949 | 10/9/1952 | Council of Europe | |||
| Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (009) | Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms | 009 | 20/3/1952 | 18/5/1954 | Council of Europe | |||
| Protocol to the General Agreement on Privileges and Immunities of the Council of Europe (010) | Protocol to the General Agreement on Privileges and Immunities of the Council of Europe | 010 | 6/11/1952 | 11/7/1956 | Council of Europe |
Database: Carnegie Medal for Children's Books
| Record Name | Year | Publisher | Author |
| The Borrowers | 1952 | Dent | Mary Norton |
Database: Canadian Television Network List
| Record Name | Station | Year Founded | Network Type | Language | Country | Ownership | Owned Stations | Private Affilates | Household Reach | Source |
| CBC | CBC | 1952 | Commercial Network | English | Canada | Goverment | 16 | 9 (Incl. 3 of GWTV) | 99 | Wikipedia |
| SRC | SRC | 1952 | Commercial Network | FRENCH | Canada | Government | 14 | 5 | 92 | Wikipedia |
Database: Longest Running TV Shows
| Record Name | Start Year | End Year | Country | Genre | Total Episodes |
| Ozzie and Harriett | 1952 | 1966 | United States | Comedy | 435 |
| Dragnet (Original) | 1952 | 1959 | United States | Drama | 276 |
| Death Valley Days | 1952 | 1972 | United States | Western | 452 |
Database: Best Selling Books of All Time
| Record Name | Language | Year Released | Rank | Author | Sales Volume | Source |
| Charlotte's Web | English | 1952 | 30 | E.B. White; illustrated by Garth Williams | 45 million | Wikipedia |
Database: Crude Oil Prices from 1949 to Present
| Record Name | Year | Nominal | 2007 Inflation Adjusted | Source |
| Crude Oil Price for 1952 | 1952 | $2.77 | $21.75 | United States Department of Energy |
Database: Formula One World Drivers Champions
| Record Name | Year | Team | Tires | Poles | Sport | Driver | Wins | Podiums | Fastest Laps | Points | Clinched | Margin (Points) | Source |
| Formula One Champion (1952) | 1952 | FERRARI | FP | 5 | Auto Racing | Alberto Ascari | 6 | 6 | 6 | 36 | Race 6 of 8 | 12 | Wikipedia |
Database: American Film Institute's 100 Best Movies of All Time
| Record Name | Year | Rank | Movie | Source |
| Singin' in the Rain (1952) | 1952 | 5. | Singin' in the Rain | American Film Institute |
| High Noon (1952) | 1952 | 27. | High Noon | American Film Institute |
Database: List of longest suspension bridge spans
| Record Name | Year Constructed | Country | Bridge | Location | Length (Meters) | Length (Feet) | Note | Source |
| W. Preston Lane Memorial Bridge I | 1952 | United States | W. Preston Lane Memorial Bridge I | Chesapeake Bay, MD, USA | 488 | 1,600 | Wikipedia |
Database: Meteorites that have fallen on Canadian soil
| Record Name | Province | Country | Year | Material | Discovery Type | Mass (kg) |
| Abee (Chondrite) | Alberta | Canada | 1952 | Chondrite | Fall | 107 |
Database: Periodic Table of the Elements
| Record Name | Symbol | Group | Number | Melting Point | Boiling Point | Density | Year Discovered | Atomic Weight | % of Earth's Crust |
| Einsteinium | Es | 102 | 99 | 860 | 1952 | 252 | |||
| Fermium | Fm | 102 | 100 | 1527 | 1952 | 257 |
Database: Listing of FDA Approved Oncology Drugs
| Record Name | Manufacturer/Distributor | Drug | Trade Name | Approved Use | Approval Date | Source |
| Wellcovorin, Leucovorin (Immunex Corporation) | Immunex Corporation | leucovorin | Wellcovorin, Leucovorin | Leucovorin calcium is indicated fro use in combination with 5-fluorouracil to prolong survival in the palliative treatment of patients with advanced colorectal cancer. | Jun 20 1952 | U.S. Food and Drug Administration : Center for Drug Evaluation and Research |
Database: Baseball World Series Winners
| Record Name | Year | Winning Team | Losing Team | Winning City | Losing City | Sport | Score |
| World Series 1952 | 1952 | New York Yankees | Brooklyn Dodgers | NEW YORK | Brooklyn | Baseball | 4 - 3 |
Database: Wimbledon Tennis Men's Tournament Winners
| Record Name | Year | Sport | Winner | Loser | Score |
| 1952 Wimbledon Mens Result | 1952 | Tennis | Frank Sedgman | Jaroslav Drobny | 46 62 63 62 |
Database: NCAA Basketball Tournament Champions
| Record Name | Year | Sport | City Location | Winner | Champion | Opponent | In Final 4 | In Final 4 |
| NCAA Tournament Champion (1952) | 1952 | Basketball | Seattle | Kansas | Kansas | St. John's | Illinois | Santa Clara |
Database: United States Average Annual Temperature
| Record Name | Year | Country | Temperature | Rank | Source |
| Average Annual Temperature for 1952 | 1952 | United States | 53.10 deg F | 78 | National Climatic Data Center |
Database: List of Secret Societies at Universities
| Record Name | Year Established | University | Member Limit | Active or Honorary | Name | Source |
| Manuscript Society (Yale University) | 1952 | Yale University | Senior | Class society | Manuscript Society | Wikipedia |
Database: Yearly Total Seasonal Rainfall for Los Angeles
| Record Name | City | State | Country | Season | Total Rainfall (inches) | Inches above or below average | Source |
| Los Angeles Seasonal Rainfall for 1952-1953 | Los Angeles | CALIFORNIA | United States | 1952-1953 | 9.46 | -5.67 | National Weather Service |
| Los Angeles Seasonal Rainfall for 1951-1952 | Los Angeles | CALIFORNIA | United States | 1951-1952 | 26.21 | +11.08 | National Weather Service |
Database: Wimbledon Tennis Women's Tournament Winners
| Record Name | Year | Sport | Winner | Loser | Score |
| 1952 Wimbledon Womens Result | 1952 | Tennis | Maureen Connolly | Louise Brough | 6-4 6-3 |
Database: Hart Memorial Trophy Winners for NHL Hockey
| Record Name | Year | Team | Sport | League | Player |
| Hart Memorial Trophy Winner (1952) | 1952 | Detroit Red Wings | Hockey | NHL | Gordie Howe |
Database: Best Selling Singles by Year (United Kingdom)
| Record Name | Year | Country | Song | Artist | Number Sold | Source |
| Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart (Vera Lynn) | 1952 | United Kingdom | Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart | Vera Lynn | Wikipedia |
Database: Time Magazine's Man of the Year
| Record Name | Year | Person of the Year |
| Elizabeth II | 1952 | Elizabeth II |
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