World news events

• Dwight Eisenhower elected President over Adlai Stevenson by wide margin;
• Korean conflict continues as truce attempts fail
• Princess Elizabeth of Britain coronated queen upon the death of her father, King George VI
• U.S. begins construction of first nuclear submarine, the Nautilus
• King Farouk Adbicates.Violent protests erupt in Egypt
• Britain develops atomic bomb
• Czechoslovakia's Slansky executed for High Treason
• Mau Mau Begin Terrorists Actions
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Science & Technology

• First contraceptive pill developed
• Dr. Jonas Salk develops polio vaccine

Sports

• NBA: Minneapolis Lakers vs. New York Knicks Series: 4-3
• NCAA Football: Michigan State Record: 9-0-0
• Heisman Trophy: Billy Vessels, oklahoma, HB points: 525
• Stanley Cup: Detroit Red Wings vs. Montreal Canadiens Series: 4-0
• US Open Golf: Julius Boros Score: 281 Course: Northwood Club Location: Dallas, TX
• World Series: New York Yankees vs. Brooklyn Dodgers Series: 4-3

Movies

         Academy Awards

• Best Picture: "The Greatest Show on Earth"
• Best Director: John Ford ... "The Quiet Man"
• Best Actor: Gary Cooper ... "High Noon"
• Best Actress: Shirley Booth ... "Come Back, Little Sheba"

Most Popular Books

Fiction
1. " The Silver Chalice"...Thomas B. Costain. Doubleday
2."The Caine Mutiny"... Herman Wouk, Doubleday
3."East of Eden"... John Steinbeck. Viking Press
4."My Cousin Rachel"...Daphne du Maurier. Doubleday
5."Steamboat Gothic"...Frances Parkinson Keyes. Messner
6."Giant"...Edna Ferber. Doubleday
7."The Old Man and the Sea"...Ernest Hemingway. Scribner
8."The Gown of Glory"... Agnes Sligh Turnbull. Houghton Mifflin
9."The Saracen Blade"...Frank Yerby. Dial Press
10. "The Houses in Between"...Howard Spring. Harper
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Nonfiction
1."The Holy Bible: Revised Standard Version"... Nelson
2."A Man Called Peter"...Catherine Marshall. McGraw-Hill
3."U.S.A. Confidential"... Jack Lait and Lee Mortimer. Crown
4."The Sea Around Us"...Rachel L. Carson. Oxford University Press
5."Tallulah, by Tallulah Bankhead. Harper
6."The Power of Positive Thinking"...Norman Vincent Peale.
Prentice-Hall
7."This I Believe"... ed. by Edward P. Morgan; foreword by
Edward R. Murrow. Simon & Schuster
8."This Is Ike"...ed. by Wilson Hicks. Holt
9."Witness"...Whittaker Chambers. Random House
10. "Mr. President"...William Hillman. Farrar, Straus & Young
 

Music

1. Unforgettable - Nat King Cole
2. Blues In the Night - Rosemary Clooney
3. High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me) - Frankie Lane
4. You Belong To Me - Jo Stafford
5. Night Train - Jimmy Forest
6. Cry - Johnny Ray & The Four Lads
7. Please, Mister Sun - Johnny Ray
8. Wheel of Fortune - Kay Starr
9. Heart and Soul - Four Aces
10. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - Guy Mitchell
11. Have Mercy Baby - The Dominoes
12. Night Train - Buddy Morrow
13. A Guy Is A Guy - Doris Day
14. Lawdy Miss Clawdy - Lloyd Price
15. The Glow Worm - Mills Brothers
16. Slow Poke - Pee Wee King
17. I Went To Your Wedding - Patti Page
18. Delicado - Percy Faith
19. 5-10-15 Hours - Ruth Brown
20. Here In My Heart - Al Martino
21. Blue Tango - Leroy Anderson
22. It's In The Book - Johnny Standley
23. Why Don't You Believe In Me - Joni James
24. Auf Wiederdseh'n Sweetheart - Vera Lynn
25. I Wish You Were Here - Eddie Fisher

 Number One Song according to Billboard Magazine:

December 29, 1951 - March 14, 1952: Cry - Johnny Ray
March 15 - May 16: Wheel of Fortune - Kay Starr
May 17 - June 20: Blue Tango - Leroy Anderson
June 21 - July 4: Here in My Heart - Al Martino
July 5 - July 11: Delicado - Percy Faith & his Orchestra
July 12 - September 12: Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart - Vera Lynn
September 13 - October 17: You Belong to Me - Jo Stafford
October 18 - November 21: I Went To Your Wedding - Patti Page
November 22 - November 28: It's In The Book - Johnny Standley
November 29 - December 26: Why Don't You Believe Me - Joni James
December 27, 1952 - January 9, 1953: I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus - Jimmy Boyd