EISENHOWER FACTS

Dwight David Eisenhower was born the third son of David and Ida Stover Eisenhower on October 14th, 1890.

Dwight grew up in Abilene and graduated from Abilene High School in 1909. From 1909 to 1911 he worked at the Belle Springs Creamery in Abilene. (Which by the way is in danger of being torn down.) (Bids are now being taken for the demolition of Belle Springs Creamery, looks like we've lost this piece of History.) It's too late. Belle Springs Creamery came crashing to the ground the third week in April, 1998.

On June 14, 1911 Mr. Eisenhower entered the United States Military Academy, West Point, New York. He graduated on June 12, 1915.

He married Mamie Geneva Doud on July 1,1916. Together they had two sons:
First son: Doud Dwight Eisenhower born September 24, 1917, died Janurary 2, 1921. Final rest place, Place of Meditation, Eisenhower Center, Abilene, Kansas.
Second son: John Sheldon Doud Eisenhower born August 3, 1922

General Eisenhower was a Five Star General. He had a vast military career spanning from 1911 - 1952.

On June 4, 1952 General Dwight David Eisenhower announces his candidicy for President, on the Republican ticket, in Abilene. He was elected on November 4, 1952.

PRESIDENTIAL RECORD:

• 34th Presedent of the United States
• July 27, 1953: The 38th parallel is established between North and South Korea.
• December 8, 1953: Proposition for an International Atomic Energy Agency and peaceful development of Nuclear Energy.
• June 29, 1956: Federal Highway Bill signed creating the Interstate Highway System.
• September 9, 1957: Signs the Civil Rights Act which seeks to protect voting rights.
• Janurary 31, 1958: Explorer 1 goes into orbit, becoming America's first satellite.
• July 29, 1958: President Eisenhower signs the bill creating NASA.
• Janurary 3, 1959: Alaska becomes the 49th state.
• April 25, 1959: Opening of the St Lawrence Seaway.
• August 21, 1959: Hawaii becomes the 50th state.
• November 8, 1060: Vice President Richard M. Nixon is defeated by Senator John F. Kennedy for President.
• Janurary 17, 1961: President Dwight David Eisenhower gives his Farwell Address.

General Dwight David Eisenhower died March 28, 1969. Final resting place, Place of Meditation, Eisenhower Center, Abilene, Kansas.

Mamie Geneva Doud Eisenhower died November 1, 1979. Final resting place, Place of Meditation, Eisenhower Center, Abilene, Kansas.

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