1946 The Philippines finally becomes an independent republic. 1948 The Cold War gets colder with the Berlin Airlift. 1949 The North Atlantic Treaty Organization, NATO, is founded. more Dwight David Eisenhower 34th President of the United States 1953-1961 (Republican) 34 Facts About President Dw...
Corazon Aquino –The first woman president in Asia and 7th President of the Philippines (February 25, 1986 – June 30, 1992). Ellen Johnson Sirleaf –Dubbed “Africa’s Iron Lady” of Liberia, she made history when she became the continent’s first elected woman president in 2005 (January ...
He voted for the Marshall Plan and aid to Greece and Turkey and publicly supported the US defending Britain, Japan, Taiwan, the Philippines, Indonesia, Australia and New Zealand. And while Taft opposed NATO and didn't think it was necessary for the US to station a large number of ground ...