Dwight Eisenhower was born in Denison, Texas on October 14, 1890. Him and his family later moved to Kansas, where Dwight was raised. Dwight attended high school and was very successful in sports. He joined the military and went to West Point where his education was supported. His parents didn't believe in militarism but they really urged for a college education for their children so they allowed him to follow through with it. Dwight was first stationed in Texas as a second lieutenant. This was only the beginning of Dwight Eisenhower.
Throughout his military career he served under many major WW2 generals, such as General Douglas MacArthur. Dwight eventually worked his way up the military ladder. In 1944, Dwight, or also known as Ike, was the Supreme Commander of allied troops invading France on a legendary day in history, D-Day. This was definitely a major accomplishment during Ike's lifetime and he earned respect from people all over the world. Dwight was later inaugurated as President of Columbia University. In December of 1950, Dwight left Columbia University and became Supreme Allied Commander of NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization).
The election of 1952 was when Dwight Eisenhower became the 34th President of the United States. Ike defeated Adlai Stevenson. Ike ran for the Republican party and two very popular slogans for his presidency were: "Korea-Communism-Corruption" and "I like Ike." A major factor in his win was that he promised to go to Korea himself to end the war there. Eisenhower had 442 electoral votes while Stevenson had only 89. During the 1956 Presidential election, Eisenhower defeated Stevenson for the second time. Two big accomplishments that he had during his presidency were the truce with Korea and him having to deal with the Cold War.
Unfortunately, Dwight Eisenhower died on March 28, 1969.
I think that it is absolutely crazy how some people just start their lives out completely normal and eventually work their way up to becoming President! I also think that it must have been such a privilege to be practically in charge of a major war battle like D-Day.
http://www.dwightdeisenhower.com/biodde.html
http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/dwightdeisenhower
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_election,_1952
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