US domestic policy and affairs: 1953-1956
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- American domestic policy and affairs: 1953-1956
- 1953
- 20th January: Eisenhower is inaugurated as president
- 4th August: Senate majority becomes Republican
- 1954
- January: a Gallup poll shows McCarthy’s approval ratings to be at 50% (29% disapproving)
- April-June: the Army–McCarthy hearings are held
- 2nd December: the Senate votes 67-22 to censure McCarthy
- 1955
- 3rd January: Senate majority becomes Democratic
- 24th September: Eisenhower has a heart attack
- 1956
- 6th November: Eisenhower wins the presidential election against Stevenson
- 1953
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