THE COLD WAR 1950 1973
DWIGHT D EISENHOWER AND THE COLD WAR
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Houston, Texas
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Dallas, Texas
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Austin, Texas
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Denison, Texas
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Detailed explanation-1: -Dwight David “Ike” Eisenhower was born in the bedroom of the two-story house in Denison on Oct. 14, 1890.
Detailed explanation-2: -Denison is best known as the birthplace of Dwight D. Eisenhower, the 34th president of the United States and a decorated five-star general during World War II. Eisenhower was born in a modest two-story home in 1890 that his family rented while his father, David, worked at the railroad.
Detailed explanation-3: -Denison, Texas, is located in northeastern Grayson County on U.S. Highway 75, just 75 miles north of Dallas and 4 miles south of the Texas / Oklahoma border.
Detailed explanation-4: -Founded in 1872, the City of Denison was named after Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad (MKT) Vice-President George Denison. Today, the MKT, better known as Katy Railroad, has merged with the Union Pacific. From its beginning, the railroad has been an important part of the city.