September 23, 1952
That fall of 1952, gas ran $0.27 a gallon and Truman was in the White House — the presidential campaign was in full swing, with Eisenhower drawing crowds of 35,000 in South Carolina as he challenged Truman's administration in the final stretch before November's election. On television, "I Love Lucy" was the show Americans gathered around each week, while Patti Page's "I Went to Your Wedding" sat at the top of the music charts. The New York Yankees defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers in the World Series to claim the championship, the same fall that "The Greatest Show on Earth" had taken home the Oscar for Best Picture earlier that year.
On the cover
Magazine Covers — September 23, 1952
NY Times Headlines — Week of September 23, 1952
West Rejects Bid For Big 4 Session On German Treaty; Reply To Moscow Insists That First Such Conference Deal Only With Free Elections October Talk Suggested Identical Notes Say Russians 'Shifted' Stand Since They First Urged Peace Moves West Rejects Bid For Big 4 Session
Dewey, Blaming Truman For Korea, Says Eisenhower Is Hope Of Peace; Elect Eisenhower, Gov. Dewey Urges
President Assails 'Old Isolationists'; Says They Seek To Undermine United Nations, 'The World'S Best Hope For Peace' Truman Calls U. N. 'Best Peace Hope'
Moscow Rejects West'S Austria Bid; New Soviet Notes Bar Idea Of London Parley Tomorrow To Complete A Treaty
World Events — September 1952
Time Person of the Year — 1952
On the radio
Billboard Charts — September 23, 1952
On the bookshelf
On the television
Nielsen Top 10 — 1952–53 Season
Emmy Winners — 1952
At the movies
Box Office & Oscar Winners — September 23, 1952
On the field
Sports Champions — September 23, 1952
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