eisenhower al

mother born

May 1, 1862

born in mount Sydney, Virginia
ida Elizabeth doud

father born

Sep 23, 1863

elizabethville, pennsylvania
david jacob eisenhower

birth

Oct 14, 1890

Denison, Texas
dwight d. eisenhower
~3 other siblings
~middle child

wife born

Nov 14, 1896

~born in Boone, IA
~1:00 pm
~ marie "mamie" geneva doud

gradate high school

Jan 1, 1909

Abilene high school

us military

Jun 14, 1911

~entered college at the us military academy

college

Jun 12, 1915

~graduated college june 12, 1915
~went to college at United states military academy, west point new york

leaving college for army

Jun 12, 1915

after 4 years of being in college he left to go to the army and be a general
~became a general/officer
~fought

marriage

Jan 1, 1916

~married his wife, Marie Geneva Doud
~ Denver Colorado

first child

Sep 24, 1917

~Dwight Doud Eisenhower
~born in texas

child death

Jan 2, 1921

~scarlet fever
~3 years old
~devastated parents but that encouraged them to have another child

second child

Aug 3, 1923

~john sheldon doud eisenhower
~born in colorado

father's death

Mar 10, 1942

passed away when he was 78 in Abilene, Dickinson County, Kansas, USA

mother's death

Sep 11, 1946

passed away at the age of 84, died in Abilene, Dickinson County, Kansas, USA

son married 2nd

Jun 10, 1947

~barbara jean thompson

retired army

Feb 7, 1948

~retired from active duty in the army
~years of service
~army officer, general, fighter

elected

Nov 4, 1952

~elected president
~34th president
~time began at noon

became president

Jan 20, 1953

~ended January 20, 1961
~republican
~34th

speech

Apr 16, 1953

~chance for peace
~ speaks about increasing military spending helping with families and supplies

refugee relief act

Aug 7, 1953

signed the refugee relief act to admit 240,000+ more immigrants than permitted under existing immigration quotas

atoms for speech

Dec 8, 1953

Eisenhower gives his “Atoms for Peace” speech to the U.N. General Assembly in New York, addressing growing international awareness of and potential peaceful uses for atomic energy.

signing of wiley-dander seaway act

May 13, 1954

Eisenhower signs the Wiley-Dander Seaway Act, creating jointly with Canada the St. Lawrence Seaway, a canal, lock and river system which allows for water travel from the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes along the St. Lawrence river.

meeting

Jan 21, 1955

Eisenhower meets with Secretary of State John Dulles and Secretary of Defense Charles Wilson to discuss a resolution that would authorize the U.S. defense of Taiwan and the Pescadores. Congress approves the resolution on January 28.

bomb announcment

Mar 16, 1955

Eisenhower announces that the United States would use atomic weapons in the event of war with Communist China.

re election

Nov 6, 1956

eisenhower runs for president again and beat the same person that he did last time

leaving

Jan 20, 1961

left office and then became a writer until his time was up
~later had a statue made for him

death

Mar 28, 1969

cause was congestive heart failure, 78 years old, Washington d.c., burial place in Abilene, kansas

wife death

Nov 1, 1979

died during her sleep
unknown cause of death

heartattack

Oct 1, 1995

during his time in presidency he has a heartattack and has to be in the hospital for about 7 weeks

second child death

Dec 21, 2013

~dies of old age
~buried in west point