In 1949, there were 12 founding members: Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, the United Kingdom and the United States.
Harry S. Truman was a President of the United States from 1945 to 1952.
The first women competed in Olympic equestrian at the 1952 Summer Games in Helsinki. Lis Hartel of Denmark won silver in mixed individual dressage and Ida von Nagel of Germany won bronze in mixed team dressage. The other two women that competed were Else Christophersen of Norway and Marjorie Haines of the United States.
James Stephen - United States Marine Corps - died in 1952.
The hydrogen bomb was first successfully tested in 1952 by the United States.
Bob Mathias of the United States.
United States Leather Company ended in 1952.
United States Army Europe was created in 1952.
United States European Command was created in 1952.
Harry S. Truman was a President of the United States from 1945 to 1952.
He had the names of 205 people known by the secretary of state to be members of the Communist Party. The number changed when he made speeched elsewhere.
Lindy Remigino won the gold metal for the United States for the 100m in the 1952 Summer Olympics.