January 22 » The United Mine Workers of America is founded in Columbus, Ohio.
June 1 » The United States Census Bureau begins using Herman Hollerith's tabulating machine to count census returns.
July 1 » Canada and Bermuda are linked by telegraph cable.
July 3 » Idaho is admitted as the 43rd U.S. state.
July 26 » In Buenos Aires, Argentina the Revolución del Parque takes place, forcing President Miguel Ángel Juárez Celman's resignation.
October 12 » Uddevalla Suffrage Association is formed.
Day of death May 9, 1952
The temperature on May 9, 1952 was between 6.0 °C and 16.6 °C and averaged 12.7 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain during 0.7 hours. There was 3.8 hours of sunshine (25%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
February 20 » Emmett Ashford becomes the first African-American umpire in organized baseball by being authorized to be a substitute umpire in the Southwestern International League.
April 15 » First flight of the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress.
June 13 » Catalina affair: A Swedish Douglas DC-3 is shot down by a Soviet MiG-15 fighter.
July 3 » The Constitution of Puerto Rico is approved by the United States Congress.
July 19 » Opening of the Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland.
July 26 » King Farouk of Egypt abdicates in favor of his son Fuad.
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