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| − | *'''{{timereal}}:''' '''[[February 6]].''' Elizabeth II becomes Queen of England. The first mechanical heart is implanted in a human. | + | *'''{{timereal}}''':''' '''[[February 6]].''' Elizabeth II becomes Queen of England. The first mechanical heart is implanted in a human. |
| − | *'''{{timereal}}:''' '''[[February 26]].''' The United Kingdom announces that they have the atomic bomb. | + | *'''{{timereal}}''':''' '''[[February 26]].''' The United Kingdom announces that they have the atomic bomb. |
| − | *'''{{timereal}}:''' '''[[April 28]].''' The U.S. occupation of Japan officially ends with the Treaty of San Francisco. | + | *'''{{timereal}}''':''' '''[[April 28]].''' The U.S. occupation of Japan officially ends with the Treaty of San Francisco. |
| − | *'''{{timereal}}:''' '''[[June 5]].''' A sunken Viking ship is found off the coast of Boston, Massachusetts. | + | *'''{{timereal}}''':''' '''[[June 5]].''' A sunken Viking ship is found off the coast of Boston, Massachusetts. |
| − | *'''{{timereal}}:''' '''[[November 1]].''' First hydrogen bomb detonated by the U.S. at Bikini atoll in the Pacific Ocean. | + | *'''{{timereal}}''':''' '''[[November 1]].''' First hydrogen bomb detonated by the U.S. at Bikini atoll in the Pacific Ocean. |
| − | *'''{{timereal}}:''' '''[[November 4]].''' Dwight D. Eisenhower elected President of the United States. | + | *'''{{timereal}}''':''' '''[[November 4]].''' Dwight D. Eisenhower elected President of the United States. |
| − | *'''{{timereal}}:''' '''[[December 1]].''' The first successful sex-change operation is announced by the ''New York Daily News''. | + | *'''{{timereal}}''':''' '''[[December 1]].''' The first successful sex-change operation is announced by the ''New York Daily News''. |
| − | *'''{{timereal}}:''' '''[[December 4]].''' The Great Smog of 1952 occurs in London. By the end, 12,000 people have died as a result; efforts to create clean-air laws follow in the next several years. | + | *'''{{timereal}}''':''' '''[[December 4]].''' The Great Smog of 1952 occurs in London. By the end, 12,000 people have died as a result; efforts to create clean-air laws follow in the next several years. |
| − | *'''{{timereal}}:''' '''[[December 14]].''' In Ohio, Siamese twins are successfully separated for the first time. | + | *'''{{timereal}}''':''' '''[[December 14]].''' In Ohio, Siamese twins are successfully separated for the first time. |
==New Fictional Works== | ==New Fictional Works== | ||
Latest revision as of 22:15, 1 March 2007
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Events
Dated Events
- Real World: February 6. Elizabeth II becomes Queen of England. The first mechanical heart is implanted in a human.
- Real World: February 26. The United Kingdom announces that they have the atomic bomb.
- Real World: April 28. The U.S. occupation of Japan officially ends with the Treaty of San Francisco.
- Real World: June 5. A sunken Viking ship is found off the coast of Boston, Massachusetts.
- Real World: November 1. First hydrogen bomb detonated by the U.S. at Bikini atoll in the Pacific Ocean.
- Real World: November 4. Dwight D. Eisenhower elected President of the United States.
- Real World: December 1. The first successful sex-change operation is announced by the New York Daily News.
- Real World: December 4. The Great Smog of 1952 occurs in London. By the end, 12,000 people have died as a result; efforts to create clean-air laws follow in the next several years.
- Real World: December 14. In Ohio, Siamese twins are successfully separated for the first time.
New Fictional Works
Notable Books
Foundation and Empire by Isaac Asimov, The Rolling Stones by Robert A. Heinlein, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C.S. Lewis.
Notable Films
Against All Flags, At Sword's Point, The Boys from Brooklyn, The Crimson Pirate, Invasion USA, Ivanhoe, The Prisoner of Zenda, Radar Men from the Moon (serial), Red Planet Mars, Son of Ali Baba, The Story of Robin Hood, Unnatural, Zombies of the Stratosphere (serial).
Notable Television Series
- Beginning: The Adventures of Superman.
- Continuing: Captain Video and His Video Rangers (Season 4), Space Patrol (Season 3), Tom Corbett, Space Cadet (Season 3).
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