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4 days ago · Dwight D. Eisenhower was a confident man, secure in the knowledge that his well-earned reputation as a military leader needed no promotion or protection on his part. Four years after the end of World War II, however, his sanguine attitude was shaken.
2 days ago · During World War II, Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower directly observed the atrocities committed by the Germans in concentration camps, particularly during a visit to the recently liberated Ohrdruf. The ...
3 days ago · World War II - Europe, Pacific, Victory: On D-Day, June 6, 1944, an Allied force led by General Dwight D. Eisenhower launched the greatest amphibious invasion of all time against German defenses on the coast of Normandy, France.
1 day ago · United States - Cold War, Economy, Politics: Despite suffering a heart attack in 1955 and a case of ileitis that required surgery the next year, Eisenhower stood for reelection in 1956. His opponent was once again Stevenson. Two world crises dominated the campaign.
19 hours ago · The 1952 United States presidential election was the 42nd quadrennial presidential election. It was held on Tuesday, November 4, 1952. Republican Dwight D. Eisenhower defeated Democratic Illinois Governor Adlai Stevenson II in a landslide victory, becoming the first Republican president in 20 years. This was the first election since 1928 ...
2 days ago · Dwight D. Eisenhower wrote in his memoir The White House Years: In 1945 Secretary of War Stimson, visiting my headquarters in Germany, informed me that our government was preparing to drop an atomic bomb on Japan.
2 days ago · Eisenhower’s first personal transport, starting in 1953, was a customized C-121, the military version of the Lockheed Constellation airliner. Designated VC-121E, it was christened the Columbine II —the columbine being the official flower of Colorado, the adopted home state of Mamie Eisenhower.
