January 20, 1953: President Eisenhower takes the oath of office on January 20. He appoints five Chief Justices to the Supreme Court: Chief Justice Earl Warren, Justice John Marshall Harlan II, William J. Brennan, Charles Evans Whitaker, and Porter Stewart. .
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