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Date of Birth
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Graduated from Westpoint
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Appointed commanding general of American forces in the European Theater of Operations
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Named supreme commander of NATO forces in Europe
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Elected President of the United States
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Eisenhower held a summit meeting with the leaders of Britain, France, and Russia to discuss the recent development of the hydrogen bomb by both Russia and the United States
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Won re-election for President
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Hawaii and Alaska became states of the Union
In June of 1959 the citizens of Hawaii voted on a referendum to accept the statehood bill and on August 21, 1959, President Eisenhower signed the official proclamation admitting Hawaii as the 50th state. -
The United States ended diplomatic relations with Cuba
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Died
