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May 3, 1952

On May 3, 1952, lieutenant Colonels Joseph O. Fletcher and William P. Benedict of the United States land a plane at the North Pole. Simon Cowell, Louka Katseli, Gerald Early would arrive in the same year.

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1952 (MCMLII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1952nd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 952nd year of the 2nd millennium, the 52nd year of the 20th century, and the 3rd year of the 1950s decade.

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On May 3, 1952

  1. 1952 Lieutenant Colonels Joseph O. Fletcher and William P. Benedict of the United States land a plane at the North Pole.

    Military rank

    Lieutenant colonel is a rank of commissioned officers in the armies, most marine forces and some air forces of the world, above a major and below a colonel. Several police forces in the United States use the rank of lieutenant colonel. The rank of lieutenant colonel is often shortened to simply "colonel" in conversation and in unofficial correspondence.

  2. 1952 The Kentucky Derby is televised nationally for the first time, on the CBS network.

    American stakes race for Thoroughbreds, part of the Triple Crown

    The Kentucky Derby is an American Grade I stakes race run at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. The race is run by three-year-old Thoroughbreds at a distance of 1+1⁄4 miles. Colts and geldings carry 126 pounds and fillies 121 pounds.

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Simon Cowell 1952– English conservationist and author (died 2024)
Louka Katseli 1952– Greek economist and politician
Gerald Early 1952– American author and academic
Cheryl Gillan 1952– British businesswoman and politician, Secretary of State for Wales (died 2021)
Marilyn Chambers 1952– American actress
Junkyard Dog 1952– American professional wrestler (died 1998)

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