England -- Queen Elizabeth II

Elizabeth II becomes the Queen of England and the United Kingdom after the death of her father King George VI on February 6th. Elizabeth II was just 27 years old and had been traveling in Kenya with her husband Prince Philip at the time. Her coronation was held in June of the following year to allow the proper amount of time for mourning and it was the first coronation of a British monarch to be broadcast on television. She has reigned for over 60 years and has since become the longest reigning legitimate British monarch. Although her role is largely ceremonial, Queen Elizabeth II has made an impact on British culture and politics since her ascension and She is considered one of the wealthiest and influential women on the planet.

 

 

1952

1952 despite the war in Korea Americans considered themselves to be prospering with average worker earning $3,400 per year, a college teacher could expect to earn $5,100 per year . Three out of 5 families owned a car, 2 out of 3 families now had a telephone, 1 in 3 homes had a television. The average woman in America would be married by 20 years of age looking forward to raising a family but few continued with a career after children were born. Fast Food restaurants were growing in popularity, but the scourge of Polio hit many thousands of families ( 50,000 estimated ) . Many more cars in America were now fitted with automatic gearboxes and gas cost 25 cents per gallon. The worlds first passenger jet The Comet is produced in UK signaling the start of faster and cheaper air travel in later years. 

United Kingdom - Great Britain Tests Atomic Bomb

  • The United Kingdom tests its first atomic bomb in Australia.

More Information for the British Nuclear Bomb
1. The United Kingdom tests its first atomic bomb during October becoming the world's third nuclear power. 
2. The test took place at the Montebello Islands in Australia. 
3. The British nuclear program began in 1947 in secret and was headed by many British scientists who had previously worked on the first atomic bomb with the United States as a part of the Los Alamos program. 
4. By February , the British Prime Minister Winston Churchill announced the planned test to the public and the 25-kiloton bomb was successfully detonated in October.