Dwight D Eisenhower By JZambroski Oct 14, 1890 October 14, 1890, Denison, Texas Dwight D Eisnenhower is born. Oct 6, 1915 Dwight goes into army for US General of the Army Jan 20, 1953 Dwight D Eisenhowergets inaugurated as the 34th president Jan 27, 1953 Ralph Ellison wins a National Book Award for Invisible Man. Mar 3, 1953 The Soviet Union announces the death of Josef Stalin Mar 17, 1953 All price controls officially ended by the Office of Price Stabilization. Jun 18, 1954 A CIA-sponsored coup in Guatemala overthrows the government of Jacobo Arbenz Guzman. Jan 11, 1955 Chinese Communist Air Force raid the nationalist-controlled Tachen Islands and seize Ichiang Island Mar 16, 1955 Eisenhower announces that the United States would use atomic weapons in the event of war with Communist China Apr 13, 1959 Eisenhower asks Nikita Khrushchev for a partial test-ban agreement