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1997 Nevada Athletic Commission suspends Mike Tyson for biting Holyfield
1995 Sicco Mansholt, President Commission of Europe (1972-1973), dies 1994 Dixy Lee Ray, chairwoman (US Atomic Energy Commission), dies at 79 1991 Franco Malfatti, president of Commission of Europe (1970-1972), dies 1988 Security and Exchange Commission accuses Drexel of violating security laws 1988 Clarence M Pendleton, chairman of Commission on Civil Rights (1981-88) dies 1987 Head of Salvadoran Human Rights Commission assassinated by death squads 1987 Tower Commission probes Iran-Contra affair 1986 NASA's plan to implement recommendations of Rogers commission 1986 President Reagan announces formation of Commission on Challenger Accident 1980 Equal Employment Opportunity Commission regulates sexual harassment 1974 Arganat Commission publishes report concerning Yom Kippur War 1974 Lewis L Strauss, head U.S. Atomic Energy Commission (1953-58), dies at 78 1968 National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders (Kerner Comm) reports against racism and demands aid given to blacks 1967 Lyndon Baines Johnson sets up commission to study cause of urban violence 1967 Romeinse Curie installs Council for Pontifical Study commission 1964 Warren Commission released, finds Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone 1963 Lyndon Baines Johnson sets up Warren Commission to investigate assassination of John F. Kennedy 1962 Street signs in Golden Gate Park approved by Park Commission 1958 Los Angeles Coliseum Commission approves 2-yr pact allows Dodgers to use facility 1957 9-county commission recommends creation of BART 1954 Atomic Energy Commission voted against reinstating Dr. J Robert Oppenheimer 1953 Jesse Owens named Illinois Athletic Commission secretary 1950 U.N. General Assembly establishes High Commission for Refugees (Nobel 1954) 1948 U.N. Commission on Human Rights adopts International Declaration of Human Rights 1948 Reed Hundt, born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Federal Communications Commission chairman, 1993 - 1997, advisor to McKinsey & Company 1947 Atomic Energy Commission confirmed 1946 President Truman establishes Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) 1944 Chief of staff Kruls names De Quay chairman of Universal Commission 1944 European Advisory Commission decides to divide Germany 1941 Fair Employment Practices Commission established 1940 Franklin D. Roosevelt and Canadian Prime Minister William M. King agree to joint defense commission 1939 Leon Britain, vice president, Commission of European Communities 1939 Daniel Oliver, born in New York City, CEO, Federal Trade Commission 1938 Peter Sanders, CEO, Commission for Racial Equality 1938 Mary Frances Berry, educator/head, US Commission on Civil Rights 1937 Jacques Santer, President, European Commission 1936 International Commission of Straits (Dardanelles and Bosphorus) ends 1934 Federal Communications Commission (FCC) created 1934 Securities and Exchange Commission established 1934 Carla Hills, politician, U.S. President Commission on Housing-1982 1931 Sydney Lipworth, CEO, Monopolies and Mergers Commission 1931 David Montgomery, chairman, British Forestry Commission 1929 June O'Dell, deputy CEO, Equal Opportunities Commission 1929 David S Ruder, 23rd chairman of Security and Exchange Commission 1929 U.S. worker union commission reports of slavery in Liberia 1927 Interstate Commerce Commission transfers Ohio to Eastern time zone 1927 President Coolidge creates Federal Radio Commission (FCC) 1926 Arthur Hockaday, director-Gen, Commonwealth War Graves Commission 1924 Alexei Ryko elected as President of People's commission (succeeds Lenin) 1922 David Lane, CEO, Commission for Racial Equality 1920 Richard O'Brien, CEO, Manpower Services Commission 1920 NL votes 6-2 for 1 commissioner AL votes 6-2 to keep group commission 1919 National Commission recommends a best-of-9 World Series 1918 Christy Mathewson resigns as Reds manager to accept a commission as a captain in chemical warfare branch of Army 1918 Derek Barber, CEO (Countryside Commission), dies 1915 Federal Trade Commission organizes 1914 Federal Trade Commission formed to regulate interstate commerce 1911 Robert Joseph Kane, born in Ithaca, New York, President of U.S. Olympic Commission, 1976 1907 Abraham Mills' commission declares Abner Doubleday invented baseball 1906 NY American reports Belgian King Leopold II bribed U.S. Senate commission on the Congo 1902 Jean Rey, Belgium, President of European Commission, 1967-70 1890 New York Commission of Emigration ends, closing Castle Clinton 1885 1st U.S. state (California) establishes a permanent forest commission 1871 Meeting of Alabama claims commission 1867 U.S. Congress commission looks into "impeachment" of President Andrew Johnson 1861 Colonal Jackson receives his commission as brigadier general 1861 U.S. Sanitary Commission is given executive approval 1839 Joseph Fesch, French cardinal/war commission/earl/senator, dies 1831 John Frazee becomes 1st U.S. sculptor to receive a federal commission 1763 Joseph Fesch, French cardinal/war commission/earl/senator 1599 Caravaggio's 1st public commission for paintings 1492 Columbus is given royal commission to equip his fleet |
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