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1998 House of Representatives approves two articles of impeachment, charging President Clinton with lying under oath to a federal grand jury and obstructing justice

1998 House of Representatives approves impeachment inquiry of President Clinton

1997 NHL approves franchises in Nash, Atlanta, Columbus, and Minn-St. Paul

1996 Players union approves new collective bargaining agreement

1996 U.S. Senate approves 90 cents raise to $4.25 minimum wage

1996 NHL approves move of Winnipeg Jets to Phoenix

1995 FDA approves new therapy for use as an initial AIDS treatment, 3TC

1995 U.S. approves 1st chicken pox vaccine, Varivax by Merck

1991 Soviet parliament approves law allowing citizens to travel abroad

1990 Senate Judiciary committee approves Souter's Supreme Court

1990 NCAA approves random drug testing for college football players

1989 Poland's Sejm (National Assembly) approves prime minister Mazowiecki

1989 Atlanta Fulton County Comm approves $210M stadium for the Falcons

1988 FDA approves Minoxidil as a hair loss treatment

1988 NBA approves addition of 3rd referee in 1988-89 season

1988 Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously approves nomination of Judge Anthony M Kennedy to U.S. Supreme Court

1987 FDA approves sale of AZT (AIDS treatment)

1986 U.S. Senate approves tax reform

1985 U.S. approves screening test for AIDS

1982 FCC approves AM stereo radio, KTSA San Antonio goes stereo

1981 U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously approves Sandra Day O'Connor

1981 AL approves sale of White Sox to Jerry Reinsdorf and Eddie Einhorn for $20 million, and 80% of Mariners to George Argyros for $104 million

1979 NL approves Astros sales from Ford Motors to John J McMullen for $19M

1979 Israeli parliament approves peace treaty with Egypt

1978 Referendum approves new constitution of Rwanda

1978 Israeli Government approves "in principle," a draft compromise peace

1978 Congress approves Susan B. Anthony Dollar

1978 House of Representatives approves (233-169), 39-month extension for ERA

1978 AL approves transfer of Red Sox to Jean Yawkey for $15M

1976 Episcopal Church approves ordination of women as priests and bishop

1976 AL approves purchase of Toronto franchise by LaBatt Brewing for $7M

1975 U.N. General Assembly approves resolution equating Zionism with racism

1974 House Judiciary approves 2 Articles of Impeachment against President Nixon

1973 Nevada approves pari-mutuel betting on Jai Alai

1973 U.S. Supreme Court approves equal rights to females in military

1972 Congress approves Equal Rights Amendment (never ratified)

1971 Senate approves amendment lowering voting age to 18

1969 Canada's House of Commons approves equality of French-English lang

1965 Israeli cabinet approves diplomatic relations with West Germany

1964 Baseball approves a free-agent draft

1964 U.S. Congress approves Gulf of Tonkin resolution

1961 Soviet Party Congress unanimously approves a resolution removing Stalin's body from Lenin's tomb in Red Square

1961 New York Senate approves $55M for a baseball stadium at Flushing Meadows

1960 AL approves Washington Senators move to become Minnesota Twins and announces franchises in LA and Washington D.C. for 1961

1959 Players Association approves 2 All-Star Games in 1960, to be held in Kansas City and NY

1958 Los Angeles Coliseum Commission approves 2-yr pact allows Dodgers to use facility

1957 LA City Council approves 300-acre site in Chavez Ravine for Dodgers

1957 NL approves Brooklyn Dodgers' and New York Giants' move to west coast

1957 South Africa government approves race separation in universities

1957 Georgia Senate unanimously approves Senator Leon Butts' bill barring blacks from playing baseball with whites

1954 AL approves Philadelphia A's move to Kansas City

1954 Postmaster General Summerfield approves CIA mail-opening project

1953 FCC approves RCA's black and white - compatible color TV specifications

1953 AL approves St. Louis Browns move to become Baltimore Orioles

1953 NL approves Boston Braves move to Milwaukee (1st shift since 1903)

1953 Georgia approves U.S. 1st literature censorship board

1952 American Bowling Congress approves use of an automatic pinsetter

1952 Puerto Rico approves their 1st self written constitution

1952 PGA approves allowing black participants

1950 President Truman approves building of hydrogen bomb

1948 U.N. General Assembly unanimously approves Convention on Genocide

1947 House of Representatives approves Taft-Hartley act

1947 General MacArthur approves Japanese constitution

1946 Baseball approves a 168-game schedule, but later rescinds it

1945 Senate approves U.S. participation in UN

1943 Baseball approves official ball (with cork and balata)

1941 FCC approves regular scheduled coml TV broadcasts to begin July 1

1939 Social Security Administration approves 1st unemployment check

1939 Connecticut finally approves Bill of Rights (148 years late)

1938 Congress approves Vinson Naval Act, which funds a two-ocean navy

1934 Congress approves "Lindbergh Act," makes kidnapping a capital offense

1932 NL, finally approves players wearing numbers

1930 Vatican approves rhythm method for birth control

1924 League of Nations approves protocols of Geneva

1919 Austria parliament approves 8-hour day

1919 Dutch 2nd chamber approves 8-hour day/No Sunday work

1919 Dutch 1st Chamber approves woman suffrage

1918 Congress authorizes time zones and approves daylight saving time

1916 Voters in East Cleveland approves women suffrage

1916 Norway approves active and passive female suffrage

1914 U.S. Congress approves Burnett-anti-immigration law

1912 Columbia University approves plans for awarding the Pulitzer Prize in several categories The award is established by Joseph Pulitzer

1911 Portugal approves woman suffrage

1898 San Francisco approves City Charter, allows Municipal ownership of utilities

1893 Senate approves repealing Sherman Silver Purchase Act of 1890

1887 U.S. Senate approves naval base lease of Pearl Harbor

1870 California legislature approves act making Golden Gate Park possible

1867 Congress approves Lincoln Memorial

1865 Confederate congress approves final design of "official flag"

1864 Grant approves Sheridan's plan for Shenandoah Valley Campaign

1863 Abraham Lincoln approves charter for National Academy of Sciences

1863 Lincoln approves charter for National Academy of Sciences

1861 Jefferson Davis approves a bill declaring War between U.S. and Confederacy

1855 Congress approves $30,000 to test camels for military use

1836 Texas approves a constitution

1818 Congress approves 1st pensions for government service

1782 Congress approves Great Seal of U.S. and eagle as it's symbol

1776 Continental Congress approves enlistment of free blacks

1775 Continental Congress approves resolution barring blacks from army

1665 NY approves new code guaranteeing Protestants religious rights

1524 Pope Clement VII approves Organization of Jewish Community of Rome


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