Sep 24th, 2007 · On Sept. 24, 1957, President Eisenhower sent federal troops to force Little Rock to open Central High to nine black students. For many southerners, the event revived painful memories of occupation after the Civil War and exposed hidden racial fears.
Sep 24th, 2007 · It's the 50th anniversary of the landmark effort to desegregate public schools in Little Rock, Ark. President Eisenhower ordered the 101st Airborne Division to make sure that black students were allowed to attend Central High.
Jun 29th, 2006 · Fifty years ago, President Eisenhower signed the act creating the Interstate Highway System. It represents the largest earth moving project in human history -- so large that it's been called the "51st state." As Frank Morris of member station KCUR reports, the highway system accelerated suburban development, changed shipping, leisure travel and American culture as a whole.