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Georgia History Timeline / Chronology 1952
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| January 1, 1952 |
Culminating a dream of Mayor William B. Hartsfield, Atlanta expands the city limits, annexing more than 118 square miles of land. Total population increased by more than 100,000 people and Atlanta rose from 32nd to the 23rd most populus city in the United States. |
| January 1, 1952 |
Georgia Tech defeats Baylor 17-14 at the Orange Bowl in Miami
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| February 28, 1952 |
U. S. Senator from Georgia Richard B. Russell announces his candidacy for President of the United States.
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Richard B. Russell, Jr. |
| March 16, 1952 |
Russell appears on "Face the Nation."
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Richard B. Russell, Jr. |
| April 2, 1952 |
The cost of pay phones in Atlanta goes from 5 cents to a dime
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| April 25, 1952 |
Russell "officially" begins his campaign with a dinner at Atlanta's Biltmore Hotel
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Richard B. Russell, Jr. |
| May 6, 1952 |
Senator Russell defeats his fellow Senator, Estes Kefauver, gaining an upset victory in the Florida primary
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Richard B. Russell, Jr. |
| May 21, 1952 |
Callaway Gardens opens (it was called Ida Cason's Gardens at the time). |
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Callaway Gardens |
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Cason J. Callaway |
| June 10, 1952 |
Harry Truman, speaking to Senator Russell, explains that the liberal Democrats in "Chicago, New York, St. Louis and Kansas City" would never vote for him, and "they must be kept in the Democratic Party."
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Richard B. Russell, Jr. |
| June 14, 1952 |
Hank Aaron signed by the Braves. Wins Northern League Rookie of the Year
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Boston Braves, Milwaukee Braves, Atlanta Braves |
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Hank Aaron
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| June 29, 1952 |
Louise Suggs wins the U. S. Woman's Golf Open |
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Louise Suggs |
| July 17, 1952 |
Headlines sweep the nation "Russell for Repeal of Taft-Hartley." (Taft-Hartley was a major piece of legislation that strengthened unions). Russell had said that Taft-Hartley should be supplanted.
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Richard B. Russell, Jr. |
| July 21, 1952 |
African-American comedian George Wallace is born, Atlanta, Georgia
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| July 21, 1952 |
The 1952 Democratic Convention is held at Chicago's International Amphitheater. Among the candidates for president are Adlai Stevenson, Averell Harriman, Estes Keefauver, Robert Kerr, and Georgia Senator Richard B. Russell.
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Richard B. Russell, Jr. |
| July 24, 1952 |
On the third ballot, Illinois governor Adlai Stevenson wins the Democratic Presidential nomination.
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Richard B. Russell, Jr. |
| July 24, 1952 |
The temperature in Louisville, Georgia rises to 112 degrees, a state record
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| September 1, 1952 |
A spate of UFO sightings riled people in Atlanta and Marietta
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Marietta, GA |
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UFO sightings in Marietta and Atlanta |
| September 16, 1952 |
The Cason J. Callaway, a merchant marine ship named for the Georgia textile magnate, makes her initial voyage. |
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Cason J. Callaway |
| September 21, 1952 |
Last game at Braves Field, Boston, Mass. They move to Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Boston Braves, Milwaukee Braves, Atlanta Braves |
| October 31, 1952 |
United State Air Force Lieutenant in Fayetteville spots a UFO at tree-top level travelling at tremendous speeds
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| December 28, 1952 |
Fletcher Henderson died of complications from a stroke.
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Fletcher Henderon |
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