January 1, 1952, was a Tuesday. It was 72 years, 11 months, and 21 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Capricorn.
The best-selling single on January 1, 1952 was "Cry" by Johnnie Ray and The Four Lads.
New Year's Day 1952 occurred 26,654 days ago. Approximately 888 months have passed. It was the 1st day of 1952, in week 01. The decade was the fifties. People who were born on January 1, 1952, are now 72 years old and belong to the Baby Boomer generation. 1952 was a leap year, which means that it had an extra day in February. The Earth has experienced 296 seasons of weather since then.
Let's take a stroll down memory lane.
The date is January 1, 1952, and it's a Tuesday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Capricorn. It's New Year's Day, the official start of the year 1952. A lot of people are relaxing at home. Some are nursing hangovers from the night before.
In music, the song "Cry" by Johnnie Ray and The Four Lads is the best-selling record at the moment. Harry S. Truman is the President of the United States, and Winston Churchill is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. On television, people are watching popular shows such as "The Ed Sullivan Show", "The Cisco Kid", "The Jack Benny Program", and "The Roy Rogers Show".
In fashion, women are sporting the popular "The New Look" by Christian Dior. This formal style includes rounded shoulders, a full-skirted silhouette and a tight waist. Meanwhile, men are beginning to follow a new "Teddy Boy" trend that involves greased-back hair, extremely narrow trousers and velvet-collared jackets. In Asia, the Korean War is raging on between South Korea and North Korea. Because it's 1952, radio stations and jukeboxes are playing songs from singers such as Leroy Anderson, Kay Starr, Johnnie Ray & The Four Lads, Jo Stafford, Vera Lynn, Al Martino, Rosemary Clooney, Eddie Fisher and Patti Page.
If you were to travel back to this day, notable figures such as Hank Williams would be still alive. Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "Looney Tunes", "Tom and Jerry", and "Crusader Rabbit". Children are playing with toys such as Foto-Electric Baseball, Toy Guns, Tiny Tears (doll), and Feed the Elephant.
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News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around January 1, 1952.
Television shows that people were watching in January 1952:
1952 saw the introduction of cars such as the Datsun DC-3, the Lincoln Capri, the Hudson Wasp, the Škoda 1200, the Ford F-Series (second generation), and the Wolseley 4/44.
Children and teenagers were watching the following cartoons and TV series:
Children were playing with the following toys and games:
If you were born on this date, then it is unlikely that you will remember anything from the year 1952.
This is because humans find it difficult to retrieve memories of their early childhood.
If you are looking for some childhood nostalgia, then you should check out January 1, 1958, instead.
Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on January 1.
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He turned 57 on this day in 1952.
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Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on January 1, 1952.
Winston Churchill was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Éamon de Valera was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
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