Eisenhower became President of Columbia University
Time: 1948
Place: New York City, New York, U.S.
Details: In 1948, Eisenhower became President of Columbia University, an Ivy League university in New York City, where he was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa.
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1948
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Harry S. Truman-State of Israel recognization
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Josip Broz Tito-Cominform
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1948 Czechoslovak coup d'état-The 30 May Elections
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Saturday Jun 19, 1948 - Rome, Italy
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Wednesday Jul 21, 1948 - London, England, United Kingdom
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Korean War-Republic of Korea (South Korea)
Sunday Aug 15, 1948 - South Korea
Korean War-Parliamentary elections in the North
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1948 Czechoslovak coup d'état-Beneš's Death
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Chinese Civil War-Jinan and Shandong Captured
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David Ben-Gurion-Killing 23 Israeli soldiers
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Chinese Civil War-Pingjin Campaign
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United Nations-Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Friday Dec 10, 1948 - Paris, France
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Wednesday Dec 15, 1948 - Buckingham Palace, London, England
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1948 - London, England, United Kingdom
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1948 - U.S.
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