1916

Dwight D. Eisenhower was married to Mary “Mamie” Geneva Doud (1896–1979) on July 1, 1916. They had 2 children

1919

Treaty of Versailles

1927

Charles Lindbergh makes first trans-Atlantic flight
The Jazz Singer starring Al Jolson is the first "talkie" to be released

1929

Great Depression begins

1932

Amelia Earhart flies across Atlantic Ocean

1934

Dust Bowl begins

1939

Germany invades Poland; World War IIbegins

1941

Attack on Pearl Harbor
U.S. enters World War II
Dwight D. Eisenhower was in charge of the D-Day invasion during World War II. Eisenhower was made a 5-star general afterward.

1945

Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Germany and Japan surrender, ending World War II

1946

The Cold Warbegan between the United States and the Soviet Union

1949

NATO formed

1950

Senator Joseph McCarthy gains power and start Communist witch hunts (1950-1954)
Korean War begins

1953

1953 Dwight D Eisenhower became the President of the United States of America

1953

End of the Korean War (1953)

1954

Brown v. Board of Education (1954)

1956

Interstate Highway System Created (1956)

1957

In 1957 Eisenhower ordered Federal troops to Little Rock to enforce integration
Eisenhower Doctrine (1957)
Russians launch Sputnik

1958

NASA formed

1959

Cuban Revolution

1960

Greensboro sit-in
Civil Rights Act of 1960

1961

1961 The Presidency of Dwight D Eisenhower ended

1969

Dwight D Eisenhower died of coronary thrombosis on March 28, 1969 in Washington D.C. The state funeral of the President was held at Abilene, Kansas where he was also buried.

Dwight D Eisenhower Timeline

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