support the global emergency response coalition by going to global emergency response dot org today.(somber piano) ♪you may say i'm a dreamer ♪but i'm not the only one ♪i hope some day you'll join us♪ ♪and the world will live as one♪ [ dramatic music plays ] >> we now stand 10 years past the midpoint of a century that has witnessed four major wars among great nations. three of these involved our own country. >> dwight david eisenhower was born in denison, texas, on october 14, 1890, the third of seven brothers. his parents, david and ida, called him ike, a nickname that would stick. the family moved to abilene, kansas, in 1892. they moved into this home in 1896. for years, there was no running water or indoor plumbing. >> he learned to like the archetypical american. he never had a elitism or sense of snobbery about him. to the contrary, he was somebody who really liked the type of the hardworking american. >> he graduated from high school in 1909, and in 1911, after scoring well on an entrance exam, was accepted to west point. out of 164 students, ike finished 61st academically and