February 1952

Saturday 02:

A tropical storm forms north of Cuba and moves northeast making landfall in Florida. It is the earliest reported formation of a tropical storm on record in the Atlantic basin.

Sunday 03:

The earliest known tropical storm makes landfall in South Florida.

Wednesday 06:

Elizabeth II becomes Queen upon the death of her father George VI. At the exact moment of succession, she was in a treehouse in a tree-top hotel in Kenya.

Thursday 14:

1952 Winter Olympic Games open in Oslo, Norway.

Wednesday 20:

The film The African Queen opens at the Capitol Theatre in New York City.

Thursday 21:

Churchill government in the UK abolishes Identity Cards to "set the people free".

Tuesday 26:

United Kingdom Prime Minister Winston Churchill announces that his nation has an atomic bomb.

Thursday 28:

End of 8th Winter Olympic Games in Oslo.

Friday 29:

The island of Heligoland is restored to German authority.