 President Dwight Eisenhower Timeline
Important Dates, World and National Events During His Lifetime
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| 1890 |
Born in Denison, Texas on October 14th |
| 1915 |
Graduated from West Point |
| 1916 |
Married Mamie Geneva Doud |
| 1917 |
Son Doud born |
| 1922 |
Son John born |
| 1942 |
Appointed commanding general of American forces in the European Theater of Operations |
| 1944 |
Led the Allied invasion of Europe |
| 1950 |
Named supreme commander of NATO forces in Europe |
| 1952 |
Elected President of the United States |
| 1953 |
Joseph Stalin of Russia died |
| 1953 |
The Korean War ended |
| 1953 |
The Department of Health, Education, and Welfare was created |
| 1954 |
The Supreme Court ruled that racial segregation in public schools is unconstitutional |
| 1954 |
The U.S. launched the first atomic submarine, the Nautilus |
| 1955 |
Eisenhower held a summit meeting with the leaders of Britain, France, and Russia to discuss the recent development of the hydrogen bomb by both Russia and the United States |
| 1955 |
The Polio vaccine was declared safe |
| 1956 |
Eisenhower suffered from a heart attack in September |
| 1956 |
Won re-election for President |
| 1957 |
Russia launched Sputnik the first man made satellite |
| 1958 |
The first American space satellite the Explorer was launched |
| 1958-1959 |
U.S. Airlines began jet passenger service |
| 1959 |
The St. Lawrence Seaway was opened |
| 1959 |
Fidel Castro became premier of Cuba |
| 1959 |
Alaska and Hawaii became the 49th and 50th states of the Union |
| 1961 |
The United States ended diplomatic relations with Cuba |
| 1961 |
U.S. population was 181,700,00 |
| 1961 |
Retired to his farm in Gettysburg, PA |
| 1969 |
Died on March 28th following a long illness |
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