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Dwight D. Eisenhower

By tnunley00

  • Eisenhower is born

    Dwight David Eisenhower is born on October 14, 1890 in Denson, Texas.

  • Eisenhower graduates from West Point

    Eisenhower makes a pact with his younger brother, Edgar, to share the course and costs at the University of Michigan because they couldn't afford two university tuitions. He graduates in 1915

  • Service in the first World War

    Lieutenant Eisenhower is denied request for an overseas assignment and instead has to serve at numerous American camps.

  • Eisenhower marries

    While stationed in Texas, Eisenhower meets Mamie Geneva Doud. He proposed on Valentine's day in 1916 and they marry on July 1, 1916, pre-empting American entry in the First World War.

  • Eisenhower's first son is born

    Doud Dwight 'Icky' Eisenhower is born on September 24, 1917 but died of scarlet fever as a toddler in 1921. His second son, John Sheldon Doud Eisenhower was born in 1922

  • Command and General Staff College

    Eisenhower attends the Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, where he graduates at the top of his class in 1926.

  • Cold War Tension

    Eisenhower expresses a 'domino theory' about the spread of communism and advocates military negotiation for liberation and peaceful uses for atomic energy. Despite his best efforts, Cold War tensions escalate during his period in office.

  • Eisenhower becomes president

    In 1952 Eisenhower is nominated by the Republican Party for US President. On November 4, 1952, Eisenhower wins the election by a landslide and is elected as the 34th US President.

  • Eisenhower retires as president

    Eisenhower is the first President to be constitutionally prevented from running for a third term. He is also the first outgoing President to receive a lifetime pension, state-provided staff and a Secret Service detail. He warns of the constant Cold War threat in his farewell address.
    1960s

  • Eisenhower dies

    A heavy smoker, Eisenhower has his first heart attack in 1955, but after retiring he suffers several additional heart attacks. Eisenhower dies on March 28, 1969 from a heart-related illness. He is given both state and military funerals.