Statute of IAEA
The Statute of the IAEA was approved on 23 October 1956 and came into force on 29 July 1957
Role range: 1953-1956
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Dwight David Eisenhower Biography and Timeline — Page 7
Follow Dwight David Eisenhower through 318 dated historical records for United States of America.
Dwight David Eisenhower, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
318Distinct records
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1957–1960Years on this page
1957
Inspected Nuclear Test Ban Proposal
The United States proposes a ban on nuclear tests once an effective international inspection system is established.
Role range: 1953-1961 – 1956-1961
Civil Rights Act of 1957 Signed
Signs the Civil Rights Act of 1957, the first federal civil-rights law enacted since Reconstruction.
Role range: 1953-1961 – 1956-1961
Faubus Little Rock Conference
Meets Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus for two hours over the Little Rock school integration crisis.
Role range: 1953-1961 – 1956-1961
Executive Order 10730 Little Rock
Federalizes the Arkansas National Guard and directs federal forces to enforce school desegregation in Little Rock.
Role range: 1953-1961 – 1956-1961
Sputnik Crisis Response
The Soviet launch of Sputnik intensifies Eisenhower administration efforts in science, missiles and space technology.
Role range: 1953-1961 – 1956-1961
Presidential Mild Stroke
Suffers a mild stroke but recovers and continues his presidential duties.
Role range: 1953-1961 – 1956-1961
Shippingport Atomic Power Station
Shippingport begins commercial nuclear electricity generation.
Role range: 1953-1961
Government
The Doctrine is approved by Congress & signed by Eisenhower. Meats MacMillan at Bermuda who agrees to base 60 Thor missiles on British soil. Gives assurances of military assistance in the event of Communist attack. Fills up the vacuum in the Middle East created by the British withdrawal
Role range: 1953-1961 – 1956-1961
1958
Explorer I First American Satellite
The United States launches Explorer I, its first successful artificial satellite.
Role range: 1953-1961 – 1956-1961
Advanced Research Projects Agency Established
The Department of Defense establishes ARPA as the administration accelerates advanced research after Sputnik.
Role range: 1953-1961 – 1956-1961
Alaska Statehood Act Signed
Signs the Alaska Statehood Act authorizing admission of Alaska to the Union.
Role range: 1953-1961 – 1956-1961
Lebanon Marine Deployment
Orders United States Marines into Lebanon at the request of President Camille Chamoun during the Middle East crisis.
Role range: 1953-1961 – 1956-1961
NASA Created
Signs legislation creating NASA, the agency that later runs Apollo.
Role range: 1953-1961
Defense Reorganization Act
Signs legislation strengthening the authority of the Secretary of Defense and improving unified military command arrangements.
Role range: 1953-1961 – 1956-1961
Second Taiwan Strait Crisis
The shelling of Quemoy and Matsu begins a new Taiwan Strait crisis requiring major American military and diplomatic attention.
Role range: 1953-1961 – 1956-1961
National Defense Education Act Signed
Signs the National Defense Education Act to expand federal support for science, mathematics, languages and higher education.
Role range: 1953-1961 – 1956-1961
NASA Begins Operations
NASA begins operations, absorbing the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics and becoming the civilian space agency.
Role range: 1953-1961 – 1956-1961
Lebanon Forces Withdraw
The final United States forces leave Lebanon after the political crisis stabilizes.
Role range: 1953-1961 – 1956-1961
United States Nuclear Test Moratorium
The United States joins a voluntary nuclear testing moratorium while negotiations for a comprehensive test ban continue.
Role range: 1953-1961
Brain Race
National Defence Education Act pumps $2B PA into education to win the "brain race"
Role range: 1953-1961 – 1956-1961
Government
Announces a nuclear test ban for 1 year
Role range: 1953-1961 – 1956-1961
1959
Government
Alaska becomes the 49th state of the Union
Role range: 1953-1961 – 1956-1961
Hawaii Admission Act Signed
Signs the act providing for Hawaii's admission as a state.
Role range: 1953-1961 – 1956-1961
Saint Lawrence Seaway Opens
The Saint Lawrence Seaway opens to navigation, completing a major United States-Canadian infrastructure project backed by Eisenhower.
Role range: 1953-1961 – 1956-1961
Saint Lawrence Seaway Dedication
Joins Queen Elizabeth II in formally opening the Saint Lawrence Seaway.
Role range: 1953-1961 – 1956-1961
Hawaii Becomes Fiftieth State
Hawaii formally enters the Union as the fiftieth state during Eisenhower's presidency.
Role range: 1953-1961 – 1956-1961
Khrushchev United States Visit
Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev begins an unprecedented visit to the United States.
Role range: 1953-1961 – 1956-1961
Camp David Talks with Khrushchev
Begins talks with Nikita Khrushchev at Camp David on Berlin and wider East-West tensions.
Role range: 1953-1961 – 1956-1961
Eleven-Nation Goodwill Tour Begins
Departs on an eleven-nation goodwill tour intended to strengthen alliances and demonstrate personal diplomacy.
Role range: 1953-1961 – 1956-1961
Government
Attends but a Treaty is not agreed due to US opposition, the "big hole" theory
Role range: 1953-1961 – 1956-1961
1960
Nuclear Power
A B-52 bomber carrying two 24 megaton bombs crashes, one of the bombs, five of six interlocking safety devices fail, and a single switch prevents detonation, the explosion would have been 1,800 times more powerful than Hiroshima
Role range: 1953-1961
Operation Amigo Begins
Begins a South American goodwill mission known as Operation Amigo, visiting Brazil, Argentina, Chile and Uruguay.
Role range: 1953-1961 – 1956-1961
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
Approves CIA training and equipment for Cuban exiles against Castro.
Role range: 1953-1961 – 1956-1961
Covert Action Programme Approved
Eisenhower approves a covert programme supporting Cuban opposition to Castro.
Role range: 1960-1962 – 1953-1961
Covert Action Programme Authorised
Eisenhower authorises the CIA programme to organise, train and equip Cuban opponents of Castro.
Role range: 1960-1962 – 1953-1961
Civil Rights Act of 1960 Signed
Signs the Civil Rights Act of 1960, strengthening federal protection of voting records and enforcement procedures.
Role range: 1953-1961 – 1956-1961
Conference of Paris
Before the Summit Khruschev demands Eisenhower stop U-2 spying over Russia, he refuses
Role range: 1953-1961 – 1956-1961
Conference of Paris
Khruschev demands Eisenhower stop U-2 spying over Russia, he refuses
Role range: 1953-1961 – 1956-1961
Khruschev demands Eisenhower stop U-2 spying over Russia, he refuses
Khruschev demands Eisenhower stop U-2 spying over Russia, he refuses
Role range: 1953-1961 – 1956-1961
Records, sources and methodology
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