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Eisenhower wins election.
He won the election of 1952 with 33,936,234 popular votes, and 442 electoral votes against Adlai E. Stevenson. -
The Korean war is started.
Korean war, conflict between Communist and non-Communist forces in Korea from June 25, 1950, to July 27, 1953. -
Truce is signed between South Korea and the U.S.
In 1953, the signing of a truce brought an armed peace along the border of South Korea. -
Atoms for peace
In December he proposed the Atoms for Peace program, whereby nations would pool their atomic information for peaceful purposes, an initiative that led to the creation of the International Atomic Energy Agency in 1957. -
Eisenhower suffers heart attack.
September 1955, Eisenhower suffered a heart attack in Denver, Colorado. After seven weeks he left the hospital, and in February 1956 doctors reported his recovery. In November he was elected for his second term. -
Eisenhower wins second election.
President Eisenhower wins second election for second term with 35,590,472 popular votes and 457 electoral votes against Adlai E. Stevenson. -
Federal Highway Act is passed.
To promote the development of the postwar economy, Eisenhower successfully lobbied Congress to pass the Federal Aid Highway Act in 1956. -
Eisenhower sends troops to enforce school desegregation.
In 1957 Eisenhower used federal troops to enforce school desegregation in Little Rock after Governor Orval Faubus of Arkansas refused to comply with the 1954 Supreme Court decision that ordered integration. -
International Atomic Energy Agency(IAEA) is created.
The IAEA was established as an autonomous organization on July 29, 1957 by President Eisenhower. -
Explorer 1 satellite launched.
In 1958, following the launch of Explorer 1, the first American satellite, Eisenhower signed into law a bill that created the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). -
Alaska becomes the 49th state.
President Eisenhower signed the bill on January 3, 1959, Alaska became the 49th state of the United States. -
Opening of the St Lawrence Seaway.
The Queen and US President Dwight D Eisenhower inaugurated the 2,300-mile St Lawrence Seaway in Canada that links the Atlantic with the Great Lakes in North America. -
President Eisenhower signs the bill creating NASA.
On July 29, 1958, President Eisenhower signed into law the National Aeronautics and Space Act. -
Hawaii becomes the 50th state.
The modern United States receives its crowning star when President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs a proclamation admitting Hawaii into the Union as the 50th state. -
Fairwell Adress
President Dwight David Eisenhower gives his Farwell Address.
