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The UK's first nuclear bomb. 5 January – Prime Minister Winston Churchill arrives in the United States for an official visit and talks with President Harry S. Truman. [2]10 January – An Aer Lingus Douglas DC-3 aircraft on a London–Dublin flight crashes in Wales due to vertical draft in the mountains of Snowdonia, killing twenty passengers and the three crew.
The Great Smog of London, or Great Smog of 1952, was a severe air pollution event that affected London, England, in December 1952.A period of unusually cold weather, combined with an anticyclone and windless conditions, collected airborne pollutants—mostly arising from the use of coal—to form a thick layer of smog over the city.
1952 was a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1952nd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 952nd year of the ...
This article presents a timeline of events in the history of the United Kingdom from 1950 until 1969. For a narrative explaining the overall developments, see the related history of the British Isles.
1952 establishments in the United Kingdom (9 C, 32 P) C. 1952 in British cinema (2 P) 1952 crimes in the United Kingdom (1 C, 1 P) D. 1952 disasters in the United ...
During 1952, retail and property entrepreneur Charles Clore eyed up the shoe chain when its shares traded at 20 pounds, and then launched a 40 pound-per-share bid in early 1953. The bid for J ...
August 1952 events in the United Kingdom (1 C, 1 P) September 1952 events in the United Kingdom (3 P) October 1952 events in the United Kingdom (1 C, 5 P)
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