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Eisenhower re-elected President in another landslide
In a replay of the 1952 election, Eisenhower wins this time by 457 electoral college votes to Stevenson's 73 -
Total output of American corporations becomes largest single economy in Europe
This horrified French President Charles de Gaulle, demonstrating the massive influence and supposed 'dollar imperialism' the Marshall Plan gave the US in Western Europe. -
John F. Kennedy inaugurated as President
Kennedy, first Roman Catholic President defeats the incumbent vice-president Richard Nixon in a closely contested election (303-219)