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15 Fascinating Facts About Dwight D. Eisenhower Everyone Needs to Know!

12Apr

By Leonard BurgessNo Comments

History

15 Fascinating Facts About Dwight D. Eisenhower Everyone Needs to Know!

Dwight D. Eisenhower served as the 34th President of the United States between 1953 and 1961. This got me thinking, what are some interesting facts about Dwight D. Eisenhower? Today, Eisenhower is ranked among the greatest presidents this country has ever had, owing mostly to Eisenhower's dynamic nature as a politician and world leader... Eisenhower's presidency presided over some of the most turbulent times in US and international politics, such as McCarthyism, the U-2 spy plane incident and the launch of the first Soviet satellite, Sputnik. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 15. "Dwight" Wasn't His Name Today, we remember the 34th president's name for "Dwight David Eisenhower" or more commonly "Dwight D. Eisenhower." However, technically "Dwig...

29Jun

By Leonard BurgessNo Comments

Opinion

15 Best US Presidents in History!

Since George Washington became the first president in 1789, there have been good and bad presidents. But which have been the best US presidents in the past 250 years? I have deliberately omitted presidents from the last 20 years, as things naturally get too political (I've omitted, Biden, Trump, Obama and Bush jr). (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 15. George H. W. Bush George H. W. Bush was the first neoconservative president. He was the president between 1989 and 1993, and the father of future president George W. Bush (who is considered to be one of the worst US presidents, unlike his father). What made Bush a particularly good president wasn't necessarily what he did, but more like what he didn't do. Serving immediately after Reagan, a pres...