2014 Event U.S. President Barack Obama authorizes air strikes against Islamic State militants for situations in which the forces appear to threaten U.S. personnel; food drops were also carried out along the Syrian border to civilians trapped by the violence 2014 Event U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder authorizes federal prosecutors to pursue the death penalty for Boston Marathon bombing suspect, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev 1993 Event U.N. authorizes arms, miltary and police supply embargo against Haiti 1993 Event U.N. authorizes worldwide oil embargo against Haiti 1990 Event U.N. security council authorizes military action against Iraq 1975 Event Bill authorizes admission of women to military academies 1974 Event Congress authorizes U.S. citizens to own gold 1973 Event President Nixon authorizes construction of Alaskan pipeline 1973 Event Congress authorizes bi-centennial quarter, half-dollar and dollar coin 1970 Event Congress authorizes Eisenhower dollar coin 1963 Event Congress authorizes Kennedy half dollar 1962 Event John F. Kennedy authorizes Area Redevelopment Act 1961 Event U.S. authorizes Agency for International Development 1955 Event Eisenhower authorizes $46 million for construction of CIA headquarters 1955 Event Congress authorizes all U.S. currency to say "In God We Trust" 1948 Event National Security Council authorizes covert operations for 1st time 1938 Event National Semi-Pro Basketball Congress authorizes yellow basketball 1933 Event Franklin D. Roosevelt authorizes 1st swimming pool built inside the White House 1933 Event Congress authorizes Civilian Conservation Corps 1929 Event President Hoover authorizes building of Boulder Dam, Hoover Dam 1925 Event Congress authorizes a special handling stamp 1922 Event Congress authorizes Grant Memorial $1 gold coin 1918 Event Congress authorizes time zones and approves daylight saving time 1918 Event President Wilson authorizes U.S. Army's Distinguished Service Medal 1917 Event Turkish government authorizes Jews to return to Tel Aviv and Jaffa 1916 Event Congress authorizes McKinley Memorial $1 gold coin 1915 Event Congress authorizes $1 and $50 Panama-Pacific International Expo gold coin 1910 Event Canada authorizes issuing of silver dollar coins 1904 Event Congress authorizes Lewis and Clark Expo $1 gold coin 1902 Event Congress authorizes Louisiana Purchase Expo $1 gold coin 1899 Event Congress authorizes Lafayette silver dollar 1898 Event Post Office authorizes use of postcards 1895 Event Congress authorizes a U.S. mint at Denver, Colorodo 1894 Event Seattle authorizes 1st municipal employment office in U.S. 1893 Event Congress authorizes 1st federal road agency, in Department of Agriculture 1893 Event Diplomatic Appropriation Act, authorizes the U.S. rank of ambassador 1887 Event Interstate Commerce Act authorizes federal regulation of railroads 1883 Event Congress authorizes the 1st steel vessels in U.S. navy 1879 Event Congress authorizes women lawyers to practice before Supreme Court 1878 Event U.S. congress authorizes large-size silver certificate 1875 Event Congress authorizes 20 cent coin, lasts only 3 years 1873 Event Congress authorizes federal departmental postage stamps 1873 Event Congress abolishes bimetallism and authorizes $1 and $3 gold coins 1870 Event Congress authorizes registration of trademarks 1870 Event Mass legislature authorizes incorporation of Wellesley Female Seminary 1866 Event Congress authorizes nickel 5 cents piece (replaces silver half-dime) 1866 Event U.S. Treasury Department authorizes nickel 1866 Event Congress authorizes national soldiers' homes 1865 Event Michigan authorizes workers' cooperatives 1863 Event Congress authorizes a U.S. mint at Carson City, Nevada 1863 Event Congress authorizes track width of 4'8" for Union Pacific Railroad 1863 Event War Department authorizes Mass governor to recruit black troops 1862 Event Secretary of War authorizes General Rufus Saxton to arm 5,000 slaves 1862 Event Congress authorizes Medal of Honor 1861 Event Secretary of U.S. Navy authorizes enlistment of slaves 1861 Event Congress authorizes paper money 1861 Event U.S. Congress authorizes 1st stamped newspaper wrappers for mailing 1855 Event Congress authorizes registered mail 1853 Event U.S. authorizes minting of $3 gold pieces 1852 Event Congress authorizes U.S.'s 2nd mint (San Francisco, California) 1851 Event Congress authorizes smallest U.S. silver coin (3 cent piece) 1849 Event Gold Coinage Act authorizes $20 Double Eagle gold coin 1845 Event Congress authorizes ocean mail contracts for foreign mail delivery 1835 Event Congress authorizes a U.S. mint at New Orleans Louisiana 1830 Event Congress authorizes Indian removal from all states to western prairie 1829 Event Ohio authorizes high school night classes 1813 Event Congress authorizes use of steamboats to transport mail 1812 Event Congress authorizes war bonds to finance War of 1812 1799 Event 1st federal forestry legislation authorizes purchase of timber land 1792 Event U.S. authorizes $10 Eagle, $5 half-Eagle and 2.50 quarter-Eagle gold coins and silver dollar, dollar, quarter, dime and half-dime 1778 Event Rhode Island General Assembly authorizes enlistment of slaves 1693 Event New York City authorizes 1st police uniforms in American colonies 1199 Event Rambam (Maimonides) authorizes Samuel Ibn Tibbon to translate Guide of Perplexed from Arabic into Hebrew
