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1952 Nov. 4 Eisenhower defeats Adlai Stevenson in presidential
election. First Republican president in 20 years. 1953 Jan. 20 Eisenhower and Nixon inaugurated. Apr. 11 Department of Health, Education and Welfare established. July 26 U.S. and North Korea sign armistice to end Korean War. Aug. 19-22 Leftist government of Premier Mossadegh in Iran ousted
with help from CIA. Oct. 5 California Governor Earl Warren, Eisenhower's Supreme
Court appointee, takes oath as Chief Justice. Dec. 8 Eisenhower delivers his "Atoms for Peace" speech
at United Nations proposing a world wide development of atomic energy. 1954 Apr. 7 Fearing spread of Communism in Southeast Asia, Eisenhower
introduces the Domino Theory. Apr. 22-June 17 Army-McCarthy Senate hearings in the U.S. Senate are
televised. Americans dislike Joe McCarthy's methods and his power wanes. May 13 Saint Lawrence Seaway Act signed between United States and
Canada. May 17 The Supreme Court rules that segregated schools are
illegal in Brown v. The Board of Education of Topeka. June 29 CIA sponsored coup overthrows elected government in
Guatemala. 1955 Jan. 28 Congress gives president the power to use U.S. forces to
defend Formosa Straits from Communist attacks. Sept. 24 Eisenhower suffers first heart attack. 1956 June 29 Eisenhower signs Federal Highway Bill authorizing
construction of interstate highway system. Oct.-Nov. Suez Crisis. Egyptian leader Nasser nationalizes the Suez
Canal. Israel, Great Britain and France invade Egypt. Eisenhower opposes the
invasion and brokers a cease-fire. Oct.-Nov. Soviet forces crush the Hungarian Revolt. Nov. 6 Eisenhower and Nixon defeat Stevenson and Kefauver by nine
million votes in presidential election. 1957 Mar. 9 Eisenhower Doctrine established to resist Communist
aggression in the Middle East. Sept. 9 Eisenhower and Lyndon Johnson push through Congress the
Civil Rights Act of 1957, the first civil rights legislation in 82 years. Sept. 24 Eisenhower sends troops to Little Rock, Arkansas to
enforce school desegregation. Oct. 4 Soviet Union launches Sputnik, the world's first
satellite. 1958 July 15 Eisenhower sends U.S. Marines into Lebanon at request of
Lebanese government. July 29 Eisenhower signs bill establishing NASA. Nov. Soviet Premier Khrushchev threatens war unless western
powers withdraw troops from West Berlin. 1959 Jan. 3 Eisenhower signs bill admitting Alaska as the 49th state. Aug. 21 Eisenhower signs bill admitting Hawaii as the 50th state. Sept.15-27 Soviet Premier Khrushchev visits the U.S. and meets with
Eisenhower at Camp David. Dec. Eisenhower travels on a goodwill mission to 19 nations in
the Mediterranean, the Middle East, and Asia. 1960 Jan. 18 Eisenhower balances the federal budget for the third time
in eight years. May 1 U-2 spy plane shot down over Soviet Union. Pilot Francis
Gary Powers is captured. U.S. - Soviet relations deteriorate. May 16 Khrushchev walks out of Paris summit. Nov. 8 John F. Kennedy defeats Vice President Richard Nixon in
the presidential election. 1961 Jan. 3 Eisenhower breaks off diplomatic relations with Cuba. Jan. 17 In his Farewell Address to the nation, Eisenhower warns of
the Military-Industrial Complex. Jan. 20 John Kennedy inaugurated 35th president. Eisenhower
retires to his Gettysburg farm. EISENHOWER
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