Dwight d. eisenhower official presidential portrait

Dwight D Eisenhower

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  • Dwight's birth

    Dwight's birth

    This is when Eisenhower was born
  • His wife was born

    His wife was born

    This date is when Mamie Eisenhower was born
  • What sport he played as a teenager

    What sport he played as a teenager

    Dwight played baseball when he was in high school and he was center field.
  • He goes to college

    He goes to college

    He went to West Point to become a soldier. this is his first year of college
  • Vice President birth

    Vice President birth

    Richard Nixon was Dwight's vice president and this is when he was born
  • Marriage

    Marriage

    This is when he got married to Mamie, the love of his life
  • His son dies

    His son dies

    His son Doud Eisenhower dies from Scarlet Fever when he was 4
  • Father's death

    Father's death

    This is when David died
  • Mother's death

    Mother's death

    This date is when Ida Eisenhower died
  • Cold War

    Cold War

    the cold war started in 1947 and affected a lot of Americans but it ended in 1989
  • He became president

    He became president

    This date is when he became the 34th president
  • Dwight's speech

    Dwight's speech

    This is when Dwight gives his "Chance For Peace" speech
  • He signs the Submerged Lands Act

    He signs the Submerged Lands Act

    This is when he signs the Submerged Lands Act so people could create waterways on land such as rivers
  • He signs the Refugee Relief Act

    He signs the Refugee Relief Act

    This date is when he signs the Refugee Relief Act
  • Eisenhower sends a special message

    Eisenhower sends a special message

    This date is when Dwight asked Congress for changes in the Taft- Hartley labor law
  • Eisenhower signs another Act

    Eisenhower signs another Act

    This date is when Eisenhower signs the Wiley-Dander Seaway Act
  • He suffers a heart attack

    He suffers a heart attack

    This date is when Dwight suffers a heart attack while he was president, and he was sent to the hospital for 7 weeks.
  • Eisenhower meets Dulles and Wilson

    Eisenhower meets Dulles and Wilson

    This date is when Dwight talks to Secretary of State John Dulles and Secretary of Defense Charles Wilson
  • U.S. announces artificial satellites

    U.S. announces artificial satellites

    This date is when the U.S. planned to launch satellites
  • he signs the Civil Rights Act

    he signs the Civil Rights Act

    this date is when he signed the Civil Rights Act while he was president
  • John F Kennedy gets ellected

    John F Kennedy gets ellected

    This date is when Kennedy won the election against Richard Nixon
  • He leaves office

    He leaves office

    This date is when Dwight leaves office to go to is Gettysburg farm to be with his wife and son
  • Richard Nixon became president

    Richard Nixon became president

    This date is when Richard became president after being defeated by Kennedy and other's
  • Dwight's death

    Dwight's death

    this date is when Dwight dies from congestive heart failure suddenly in Washington D.C. he spent nine months in the hospital before he died
  • He was buried

    He was buried

    Dwight got buried in the presidential library in Abilene and he was buried with his family
  • Mamie Eisenhower dies

    Mamie Eisenhower dies

    Mamie died in her sleep when she was 82 and this date is when she died
  • His wife was buried

    His wife was buried

    Mamie was buried in the presidential library with her husband Dwight
  • Vice president's death

    Vice president's death

    this date is when Richard Nixon died
  • His second son dies

    His second son dies

    This date is when John Sheldon Eisenhower dies
  • His son was buried

    His son was buried

    Dwight's son was buried in West Point Cemetery because that is where his dad went to college