01.27.2007 - By George Hageman
1957 was defined by the Cold War and defined by the Eisenhower
Presidency. 1957 was when Eisenhower was inaugurated for a second term
in office, and during this term, the Eisenhower Doctrine (US defense
against all Soviet aggression), NASA, the European Economic Community,
and the United States were all created. Around this time, Eisenhower
was also responsible for the ending of the Little Rock Nine Crisis, the
end of Joseph McCarthy's Red Scare, the closing of the Science Gap
between the US and the USSR (who was already a space power via
Sputnik), the nomination of Earl Warren (14th Chief Justice), and so on.
1957 was also the birth of my mom. Happy Birthday, Mom.
For more information, read:
http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/dwightdeisenhowerfarewell.html
The Timetables of History
The World Almanac 2007
The Cold War by Mike Sewell
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