Rocky Marciano stands, with bandage strip on his head in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Pictures show a boxing match between Rocky and Jersey Joe Walcott for the World heavyweight title, won by Marciano.
A good year for Michigan State Spartans college football program. Michigan State defeats Notre Dame Fighting Irish, as the Spartans ran their undefeated string to 24 wins in college football, capping off the 1952 season.
Indianapolis 500 auto racing event in Indianapolis, Indiana. Troy Ruttman wins the 500 mile car race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Spectators see cars racing on track. He drives among the people after winning.
A Marine wears a vest during demonstration of bullet proof vest in Washington DC. A man fires gun on him. A man takes bullet out of the vest after another test. He sees hole in vest.
Georgia Tech defeats SMU (Southern Methodist University) by 6-4. Northwestern University defeats Army by 33-20 Evanston, Illinois.
President Dwight D Eisenhower arrives to address the American Field Service students from different countries at the White House (The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW Washington, DC 20500) in Washington DC. Foreign students applaud for President Eisenhower. Journalists take photographs of the president using cameras. President Eisenhower waves at the students. Elvie Nicolopoulou, an American Field Service student from Greece, smiling. The President outlines his principles for the Geneva conference. “Try helping to spread the understanding that will lead to the peacefulness of your own lives to those who will come after.” President Eisenhower said in his speech.
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