Senator Fulbright on CBS’s FACE THE NATION: Israel Controls U.S. Senate
Sen. J. William Fulbright claimed on the CBS “Face the Nation” television program that the Senate was “subservient” to Israel and prevented the Administration from …
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Plane Carrying 2 High-Ranking members of Congress Disappeared on a Flight from Anchorage to Juneau
A Cessna 310C (FAA Registration – N1812H), built in 1959, and carrying two high-ranking members of Congress: House Majority Leader Hale Boggs (D-Louisiana) and Rep. Nick …
The ATF is Officially Established as an Independent Bureau within the Treasury Department
In 1972, the ATF was officially established as an independent bureau within the Treasury Department on July 1, 1972, this transferred the responsibilities of the …
Stanley v. Illinois Decision: Unmarried Fathers Given Same Legal Standing as Married Fathers Undermining the Institution of Marriage
In the 1972 Stanley v. Illinois case, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that custody laws distinguishing between married and unmarried fathers was “constitutionally repugnant.” Fathers …
The Equal Rights Amendment is Passed by Congress and Sent to States for Ratification but Stopped by Phyllis Schlafly’s Grassroots Movement
The so-called Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) was a proposed amendment to the United States Constitution passed by Congress in 1972 and sent to the states for ratification with a …
Weather Modification Act of 1972
Pubic Law 92–205, §1, Dec. 18, 1971, 85 Stat. 735 [H. R. 6893] [1] CHAPTER 9A-WEATHER MODIFICATION ACTIVITIES OR ATTEMPTS; REPORTING REQUIREMENT §330. Definitions As used …
Henry Kissenger Takes a Secret Trip to China
As a candidate and in press conferences as president, Richard Nixon argued that the United States and the world would benefit from engaging China. He …
26th Amendment Ratified: Right to Vote at Age 18
The 26th Amendment to the United States Constitution bars the federal government, as well as all state and local governments, from using age as a justification …
Dr. MacArthur, who Requested an Appropriation for AIDS Development 15 mos. Earlier, Identified Population Growth as “the Gravest Issue that the World Faces.”
In July 1969 Dr. MacArthur, Director of the U.S. Army Advanced Research Project Agency (ARPA) appeared before Congress (the Appropriations Committee of the House) and …
Student Anti-War Rebellions Erupt Across the U.S. after Nixon Sends US Troops from Vietnam into Cambodia
On April 30, 1970, then President Richard Milhouse Nixon announced he was sending US troops from Vietnam into Cambodia, a diplomatically-neutral country. His announcement set …