Subjects – Eisenhower, Dwight D.
The controversial career of Representative Douglas Stringfellow of Utah
September 24, 1922
On this date, Representative Douglas Stringfellow of Utah, who later stunned the nation when he admitted he had lied on national television about his World War II service record, was born in Draper, Utah.
The admission of Ohio as a state
August 07, 1953
On this date President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed a law ending the dispute about the actual calendar day Ohio was admitted into the Union.
The House Approval of the Formosa Resolution
January 25, 1955
The House approved 410 to 3 a resolution requested by President Dwight D. Eisenhower to authorize the president to defend Formosa (Taiwan) and the Pescadores Islands “as he deems necessary.”
The legislation placing “In God We Trust” on national currency
July 11, 1955
On this date, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed into law H.R. 619, a bill that required that the inscription “In God We Trust” appear on all paper and coin currency.
Representative Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., of New York re-election support of President Eisenhower
October 11, 1956
On this date, Democrat Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., of New York announced his campaign support of Republican presidential incumbent President Dwight D. Eisenhower.
President Ngo Dinh Diem of South Vietnam addressed a Joint Meeting of Congress
May 09, 1957
On this date, President Ngo Dinh Diem of South Vietnam addressed a Joint Meeting of Congress.
The Laying of the East Front Cornerstone
July 04, 1959
On this date, President Dwight D. Eisenhower laid the cornerstone for the long-planned East Front extension of the U.S. Capitol.
President John F. Kennedy’s first State of the Union Address
January 30, 1961
On this date during the 87th Congress (1961–1963), President John F. Kennedy delivered his first State of the Union Address before a Joint Session of Congress.
A Joint Meeting to celebrate the birth of President Dwight D. Eisenhower
March 27, 1990
On this date, Congress celebrated the centennial of the birth of President Dwight D. Eisenhower with a Joint Meeting.