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POTUS #34 Traditional Cache

Hidden : 5/27/2017
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

This is another cache in our POTUS series "Meet the Presidents"
Have fun learning some interesting facts about our American presidents while racking up the smilies :-)

You're looking for a Micro Container BYOP. 

***CONGRATULATIONS TO camajestic2011 FOR FTF***


Dwight D. Eisenhower - 34th President of the United States of America (1953-1961)

Despite his poor background Dwight D. Eisenhower had a good education and attended West Point Military Academy, the class he was in was later referred to as "the class the stars fell on", that was because of the 164 students in the class, 59 achieved the rank of brigadier general or higher, 3 rose to become full general and 2 members of the class rose to the rank of general of the army. Dwight D. Eisenhower achieved the position of supreme commander during Operation Overlord during the Battle of Normandy, France in June 1944 Dwight Eisenhower was the only US President who served in both World War I and World War II and the first president who was also a qualified licensed pilot The late 1950s was the start of the space race, and on October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik, which was the first man-made satellite, as it was during the time of the cold war Dwight D Eisenhower was criticized for letting the Russians get there before the US. Two years later in 1958, Dwight D Eisenhower's asked congress to establish NASA (the National Aeronautics and Space Administration) Alaska became the 49th state of America on Jan 3, 1959, and Hawaii became the 50th on Aug 21 of the same year. Dwight D Eisenhower was the first president of all 50 states of America On Jan 9, 1959 Dwight D. Eisenhower was quoted as saying "America is best described by one word, freedom."

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