President Dwight Eisenhower Timeline
Important Dates, World and National Events During His Lifetime |
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 |