September 26, 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.
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Magazine Covers — September 26, 1952
NY Times Headlines — Week of September 26, 1952
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
Acheson To Offer New Line On Korea At U. N. Assembly; Expected To Warn Soviet Bloc Of Further Steps Unless Truce Deadlock Ends Delay In Debate Likely Late Arrival Of Other Foreign Ministers To Hold Up Issue Until After U. S. Voting Acheson To Offer New Korean Line When U.N. Assembly Session Opens
U. S. To Urge Plea By U. N. Assembly For Korean Peace; Resolution Will Seek Request To Reds To End War On Clark'S Latest Terms Other Nations Consulted Allies Blast Namsan Chemical Plant Into Ruins But Lose Third Hill To Communists U. S. To Ask U. N. Bid For Peace In Korea
Eisenhower Hailed In South Carolina; Assails 'Scandals'; Tells 35,000 At Columbia That Administration Gives Nation 'Treadmill Prosperity' Byrnes Lauds Nominee Sees A 'Professional Soldier' Preferable To Politician 'In This Hour Of Peril' Eisenhower Hailed In South Carolina
World Events — September 1952
Time Person of the Year — 1952
On the radio
Billboard Charts — September 26, 1952
On the bookshelf
On the television
Nielsen Top 10 — 1952–53 Season
Emmy Winners — 1952
At the movies
Box Office & Oscar Winners — September 26, 1952
On the field
Sports Champions — September 26, 1952
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