@paulinepark.bsky.social#DwightEisenhower was born #OnThisDay in 1890, Allied supreme commander in World War II; as president, his authorization of coups in Guatemala & Iran resulted in disaster in both countries; nonetheless, his warning about the military/industrial complex was prescient~!
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@howsexgotscrewedup.bsky.socialDYK smiley #DwightEisenhower won WWII w/a team including #gay & #lesbian soldiers & sailors? After he won it w/them he took away their pensions & made it illegal for them to serve in the military or work for the feds or their contractors. HowSexGotScrewedUp.com #QueerHistory
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@catlover1943.bsky.socialDear #DJT, You are NO #JFK. You are NO #DwightEisenhower. You are no #GeraldFord. You are NO #GeorgeHWBush.
Give it up and realize you are closer to #RichardNixon than any other recent #POTUS. At least he had the decency to #Resign when caught doing un-presidential things.
@liamomaraiv.bsky.socialSoon after #PatriceLumumba was overthrown in #Congo, meeting minutes on #ThisDayInHistory in 1960 record Pres. #DwightEisenhower & UK Foreign Secretary #AlecDouglasHome (and PM #HaroldMacMillan) agreeing Lumumba should 'fall into a river full of crocodiles' for seeking freedom.
@univpressofkansas.bsky.socialJoin Martin Mack Teasley on September 24th at 12pm at the Manhattan Country Club in Manhattan, Kansas to discuss "The Real Ike." This event is hosted by the Manhattan Rotary Club: https://kansaspress.ku.edu/9780700640690/
#DwightEisenhower #PresidentialHistory #AmericanHistory #UPKansas
@howsexgotscrewedup.bsky.socialThat made it difficult for them to find work, go to school, or get insurance. And they could not collect unemployment benefits. Many had to leave home. Some tried to kill themselves. That’s how #DwightEisenhower thanked his vets. HowSexGotScrewedUp.com #QueerHistory
@howsexgotscrewedup.bsky.socialDYK #DwightEisenhower made it illegal for #queers to serve in the military or work for the feds or their contractors, which led to laws against #QueerSex? His troops continued imprisonment of queers freed from Nazi concentration camps! HowSexGotScrewedUp.com #QueerHistory
@liamomaraiv.bsky.socialOn #ThisDayInHistory in 1957, #Republican President #DwightEisenhower signed the first #CivilRights legislation since 1875 (#Reconstruction). It was weakened by Senate opposition but still empowered the federal government to prosecute those who interfered with our #VotingRights.
