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1952
05 Jan
Churchill renews 'special relationship'
26 Jan
Britons killed in Cairo riots
30 Jan
Korea truce talks hit stalemate
01 Feb
Test drive for TV detector vans
06 Feb
King George VI dies in his sleep
08 Feb
New Queen proclaimed for UK
10 Feb
India passes first test of democracy
30 Apr
Anne Frank published in English
02 May
Comet inaugurates the jet age
20 Jul
Zatopek wins gold at Helsinki
26 Jul
Eva Peron dies
16 Aug
Flood devastates Devon village
06 Sep
Dozens die in air show tragedy
07 Sep
Egyptian army ousts prime minister
19 Sep
US Immigration slams door on Chaplin
23 Sep
Charlie Chaplin comes home
03 Oct
Tea rationing to end
08 Oct
Many die as three trains crash at Harrow
21 Oct
Kenyatta arrested in security raid
05 Nov
Landslide victory for Eisenhower
09 Dec
London fog clears after days of chaos
25 Dec
Queen makes first Christmas speech
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