52 FACTS

Timeless Facts:

• There are 52 weeks in a year.
  

• There are 52 cards in a deck.
  
• Dwight D. Eisenhower was elected to his first term has President in 1952.
  
• The 1952 Summer Olympics were held in Helsinki, Finland.
  
• The 1952 Winter Olympics were held in Oslo, Norway.
  
• Gary Cooper won the Best Actor award for "High Noon" in 1952.
  
• Great Britain's Queen Elizabeth was crowned in 1952, upon the death of her father, King George VI.
  
• The polio vaccine was invented in 1952.
  
• "I Love Lucy" was the number 1 television show of 1952.
  
• 56 million Americans watched Richard Nixon deliver his famed "Checkers" speech on television in 1952.
  
• Ernest Hemingway's "The Old Man and the Sea" was published in 1952.
  
• Napoleon became Emperor of France in 1852.
  
• Harriet Beecher Stowe's "Uncle Tom's Cabin" was published in 1852.
  
• Alice Pleasance Liddell, the inspiration for the novel, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, was born in 1852.
  
• Louis Braille died in 1852.
  
• The USS Nautilus, the first nuclear submarine, was launched in 1952.
  

Recent, but not necessarily Timeless Facts:

 (excerpts from actual submissions by the boys of that certain unit circa the log book back in the day)

9/11/96

52% of Oregon’s land is Federally owned.

Respectfully Submitted,

Mark Buckley

Lodge Chief 96-97

9/25/96

Mark McGuire leads the AL with 52 home runs.

Bryan Fowler

10/2/96

When President Clinton came to Fort Worth on Friday, 9/27/96, MedStar 52 did the standby for him.

Alan Jacobs

(no date)

The Ballpark in Arlington contains 52 fixed concession stands.

Jeff Morrow

10/16/96

There are only 52 different words in Dr. Suess’ The Cat In The Hat.

Ryan Lockhart

(no date)

52% of the citizens of Sweden are unemployed.

Respectfully Submitted,

Mark __________

10/30/96

The sword in Braveheart, a Scottish Claymore, was 52 inches long.

Ben McBride

11/6/96

Eric Chonko, a Post member, was recognized in the Arlington Star Telegram for his Eagle Project. 

Kevin O’Shields

(where is the 52 Fact in that???)

11/20/96

The children who make up the FWISD represent 52 different native languages.

Daniel Sherwin

Post Advisor

11/27/96

Texas A&M University has the largest campus in America with 5200 acres.

William Rogers

(You should see the students that graze there...) 

12/4/96

Mr. T, from the A-Team, was born on May 21, 1952.

Justin Schmidt

(as if we wouldn’t know which Mr T. you meant…)

(1997 - no date)

During the cold spell of January 12^th, 13^th, & 14^th… there were 52 sand trucks on the streets of Dallas.

Ryan Lockhart

1-29-97

Harold Lloyd received a lifetime achievement award from the Academy of Motion Pictures in 1952.

B___ F___

Reunion Tower in downtown Dallas is 52 stories tall.

Yours in Studness,

Bobby Battles

(the one in downtown Dallas you say…)

In Austin, Texas, 1 block away from 6^th Street there is a Nightclub called Area 52.

Respectfully submitted,

Mark ___________

The U.S. Armed Services desegregated in 1952.

Humbly Submitted,

IEOSLS (?)

3/5/97

My car turned 52,000 miles on my way out to the Ranch to help with Allen’s house.

Ryan Lockhart

(no date)

The Atlanta Cup ’97 stock car race was delayed for 52 minutes after one of the worst crashes in the history of this race.

Respectfully Submitted,

Mark Buckley

Chief 96-97

(‘nuff said)

(no date)

American Eurocopter Corporation’s facility is on 5,200 acres of land.

Ben McBride

(no date)

In a story composed by “TIME”, 52% of America preferred Curly as their favorite stooge.  Nut-Nut-Nut, Woob-Woob-Woob-Woob.

Joe O_____

Eric Clapton turned 52 years old on 3/30/97.

J______ H__________

4/9/97

Mr. T. was born in 1952.

(no name given)

(actually, at least one is born every day…)

4/16/97

52…(later corrected to be 56)…words in the Scout Oath and the Scout Law combined.

(special 56 Fact of the Night)

4/23/97

The NFL first came to Texas in 1952 with the Dallas Texans.

KGOSL (?)

(that would be the AFL)

4/30/97

The goal of the Trinity Trail District for the Council-wide fundraiser is $52,000.

Luke Burton

5/7/97

In the movie, “Risky Business”, Tom Cruise’s character was ranked 52^nd in his graduating class.

William Rogers

5/21/97

Borders Books and Music on Hulen has a “52” section right near the magazine section.

(no name given)

7/9/97

Shridhar Chillar, the man who holds the record for longest fingernails at 226 inches, last cut them in 1952.

Ryan Lockhart

(no date)

When the TWA Flight 800 exploded, there were 52 TWA employees killed on that flight.

John Brouse

(no date)

In 1996, 52% of the students in Lake Worth that took the TAAS test passed.

John Brouse

(no date)

Dunkin Douhnuts (sic) has 52 varieties.

Mitch Conine

(no date)

52 emigrants set out from Stranger Harbor, July 4, 1825, aboard the 52-foot ship Resuration (sic) to New York.

Ward Crump

9/10/97 (7:57pm)

The two angels to be erected at Bass performance hall was (sic) delivered in 52 pieces!!!

Rob K. Moran

9/17/97

The Rangers long time broadcaster Mark Holtz died from cancer at the age of 52.

Paul Woody

10/1/97

The Miller Light blow up bottle of beer is 52 feet tall at the 1997 State Fair.

Jason Chonko

(and you should see the pull tab on that thing!)

10/22/97

In 1952, the transistor hearing aid was invented.

Brian McCleery

10/29/97

Fiberglass was invented in 1952.

Brian McCleery

10/15/97

The 1997-98 school year for the United States has 52 million students attending public school this year.

Daniel Sherwin

Post Advisor

11/5/97

During a recent blizzard in Denver, CO, cows walked 52 miles in 47 inches of snow to the airport.

Jacob Chonko

11/12/97

The wingspan of an A-6 Intruder (attack fighter plane) is 52 feet across.

Jason Sharks

11/19/97

In the song by First Day Out, by ICP, Violent J orders some ’52 vintage wine.

Brian McCleery

(man, I am gettin’ old)

11/26/97

The oldest tree alive is a cedar tree that is 5,200 years old.

Respectfully submitted,

Mark ___________

(I just love that this was submitted while the Post Tree Lot was under way…)

12/3/97

The first issue of Radioactive Man was issued in 1952.

Brian McCleery

12/10/97

Ronald & Nancy Regan were married in 1952.

Ryan Lockhart

1/7/98

Tim Cameron’s mom, Carol, was born in 1952.

Tim Cameron

(I'm sure she really appreciates Tim making that public, too!)

1/14/98

In the year 1996-97 ski year 52,000,000 ski hours were logged by U.S. skiers.

Daniel Sherwin

Post Advisor

(including 52 hours of mountain tag by that certain unit)

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