Ten fun facts about Dwight D. Eisenhower

Fact 1
Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower was born on October 14, 1890 died on March 28, 1969.

Fact 2
Dwight had formerly been a 5 star general in the US Army during the Second World War and was the Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in Europe.

Fact 3
He became the first supreme commander of NATO in 1951.

Fact 4
After World War II, Eisenhower was the Army Chief of Staff under President Harry S. Truman, and he then took the post of President at Columbia University.

Fact 5
Dwight Eisenhower contested in the 1952 presidential elections as a Republican to oppose the nonintervention of Senator Robert A. Taft and to campaign against "Communism, Korea and corruption" and he won by a landslide.

Fact 6
In the first year of his presidency, he overthrew the leader of Iran in the Iranian coup d'état in 1953 and used nuclear threats to close the Korean War.

Fact 7
Among his many innovations are the Interstate Highway System, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

Fact 8
In agreement with the 22nd Amendment, Dwight Eisenhower was the first term limited president.

Fact 9
Eisenhower's term was nonviolent ones for the most part and saw substantial economic affluence except for a severe recession in 1958–59.

Fact 10
Eisenhower is usually ranked high among all presidents.