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D-Day

Following the elaborate plans developed by Dwight Eisenhower of the Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force, Allied forces landed along fifty miles of the coastal beaches of Normandy, France. The landing was the largest amphibious invasion ever executed and included more than 160,000 troops. They were supported by more than 5,000 ships and 13,000 aircraft. Allied forces battled the Germans on the beaches of Normandy, taking 9,000 casualties. They pushed back the Germans to begin the march through Europe to Berlin.

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Dwight D. Eisenhower elected

Republican Dwight D. Eisenhower was easily elected president of the United States with 442 electoral votes and 55.2 percent of the popular vote.

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Eisenhower Doctrine

Congress approved the Eisenhower Doctrine, which provided military and economic support in the Middle East to Arab countries attempting to suppress Communist-nationalistic rebellions.

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Eisenhower in Korea

During his presidential campaign, Eisenhower had promised to “stop the war in Korea” and to go there personally to assess the situation. As president-elect in December 1952, he made good on his promise and spent three days in the country, though the war continued for seven more months.

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Alaska became a state

President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed a proclamation admitting Alaska to the Union as the nation’s forty-ninth state.

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Atoms for Peace plan

In a speech before the United Nations, President Dwight D. Eisenhower outlined his “Atoms for Peace” plan, proposing an international Atomic Energy Agency to “devise methods where by this fissionable material would be allocated to serve the peaceful pursuits of mankind.”

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Department of Health, Education and Welfare created

President Eisenhower created the Cabinet-level Department of Health, Education and Welfare.

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Dwight D. Eisenhower re-elected

Dwight D. Eisenhower was re-elected over Democratic nominee Adlai E. Stevenson, with 457 electoral votes to Stevenson’s 73.

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Earl Warren appointed chief justice

President Eisenhower appointed Earl Warren as chief justice of the United States. Warren presided over groundbreaking Supreme Court cases, including Brown v. Board of Education and Miranda v. Arizona.

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Federal troops sent to Little Rock

President Eisenhower sent federal troops to Little Rock, Arkansas, to protect nine black students enrolling in the previously segregated Central High.