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| VII. The Contemporary Period, 1945–2000 > B. Europe, 1945–2000 > 6. Western Europe, 1945–2000 > a. Britain > 1952 | ||||
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| The Encyclopedia of World History. 2001. |
| 1952 | |
| Attendance at football (soccer) games declined in favor of television viewing. | 1 |
| Feb. 6 | |
| KING GEORGE VI DIED. His daughter Elizabeth, who was on a visit to East Africa, flew back to take the oath as QUEEN ELIZABETH II (Feb. 8). | 2 |
| Feb. 26 | |
| Churchill announced that the British had produced an atom bomb. It was tested successfully in the Monte Belo Islands near Australia (Oct. 2). Britain joined the U.S. and the USSR, becoming the world's third atomic power. | 3 |
| The Encyclopedia of World History, Sixth edition. Peter N. Stearns, general editor. Copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Maps by Mary Reilly, copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. | |
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