It is time to have fun learning and today I've
got fun facts about the 34th president of the United States Dwight D. Eisenhower.
Starting off Dwight Eisenhower was born on October 14, 1890 there in Denison Texas.
An interesting fact about Dwight Eisenhower is after graduating from high School he spent
time working at a Creamery and as a fireman.
In 1911, Eisenhower was able to go to the United States Military Academy in West Point,
New York.
There he played football and graduated commissioned as a second lieutenant.
Around this time he started dating Mamie Geneva Doud.
They later married on July 1st in 1916 where he we was promoted to first lieutenant on
his wedding day.
During this time the United States entered into World War I. Eisenhower really wanted
to go and be a part of World War 1, but did not.
This was because he ran a tank Training Center at Camp Colt in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
Eisenhower continued to rise through the ranks eventually attending general staff school
at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
He graduated from there at the top of his class in 1926.
In 1942 Dwight Eisenhower was promoted to Major General and only a few months later
became Commander in Chief of the Allied Forces leading Operation Torch which was the Allied
Forces invasion of North Africa.
Dwight Eisenhower was also in charge of the Allied Forces going into Normandy on D-Day;
which took place on June 6th, 1944.
Because of all his hard work later that year he became a five-star rank.
Recognized around the globe as a war hero in 1952 Eisenhower retired from active service
and decided to announce his candidacy for the Republican party nomination.
This is where on November 4th, 1952, he won the Presidential Election in a landslide becoming
the 34th President of the United States.
When looking at some of the highlights from his presidency you can't talk about the Eisenhower
without mentioning his "Atoms for Peace," speech.
During this time in the world, the use of nuclear weapons was possible and he wanted
the world to use nuclear power for Peace instead of War.
When looking at a map of the United States today Eisenhower impacted that as well.
That is because during his term in office Dwight Eisenhower was responsible for establishing
Hawaii and Alaska as a state in the United States of America.
Also uring this period there were many and injustices against people of color and Dwight
Eisenhower stood up for that.
In order to help improve race relations in the U.S. as Eisenhower signed the Civil Rights
Act of 1957 which paved the way for the Civil Rights Commission as well.
If you want to talk about space the organization that is responsible for shuttles going into
outer space was signed into law by Dwight Eisenhower establishing the National Aeronautics
and Space Administration also known as NASA.
With many successes, Eisenhower finally retireed to a farmhouse in Gettysburg with his wife
Mamie to enjoy life.
Dwight Eisenhower died on March 28th, 1969 at Walter Reed Army Hospital in Washington
DC after suffering from heart problems.
Well, that is all for me and I hope you enjoyed learning fun facts about the 34th President
of the United States Dwight D Eisenhower.