History Extra for October 14, 2024

On October 14, 1890, Dwight D. Eisenhower was born in rural Texas. Educated at West Point and in the Army, where he studied history, tactics, literature, and philosophy, Eisenhower climbed through the ranks of the Army quickly after the US entered WWII. In November 1942, the Combined American and British Chiefs of Staff made him the supreme commander of…