13 Significant events in the UK in 1952...
1. King George VI died
2. Churchill announced that the United Kingdom had an atomic bomb
3. The Flowerpot Men started
4. A one shilling charge is introduced for prescription drugs dispensed under the NHS
5. Tea rationing ended
6. Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap starts its run at the New Ambassadors Theatre in London
7. Newcastle United win the FA Cup for a record fifth time
8. NME music magazine publishes the first UK Singles Chart
9. Agatha Christie's play The Mousetrap opens at the New Ambassadors Theatre in London