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 Federal rules that the Secret Service must testify in the Lewinsky case
1998 Federal court rules President Clinton does not have executive privilege in the Lewinsky case so he must testify
1998 Federal court rules that Monica Lewinsky does not have an immunity agreement with Kenneth Starr
1996 3 Philadelphia Federal Court judges overturn U.S. indecency ban on internet
1995 US Federal Court votes that Cable companies must carry local stations
1995 Truck bomb at Federal Building in Oklahoma City, kills 168
1995 Federal judge orders injunction to end baseball strike
1995 Federal judge allows lawsuit claiming U.S. tobacco makers knew nicotine was addictive and manipulated its levels to keep customers hooked
1993 Jury reaches guilty verdict in Federal case against cop who beat Rodney King, but the verdict is not read until April 17th
1993 Federal trial of 4 police officers charged with civil rights violations in videotaped beating of Rodney King begins in Los Angeles California
1992 U.S. Federal court finds Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega guilty of drug crimes
1992 Irving R Kaufman, federal judge (Rosenberg Case), dies at 81
1991 NY assembly speaker Mel Miller is convicted of federal mail fraud
1990 Pete Rose begins 5-ms prison term at Marion (IL) Federal prison camp
1990 Federal judge sentenced former national security adviser John M Poindexter to 6 months for making false statements to Congress
1990 Security law violator Ivan Boesky is released from federal custody
1988 Senate votes for major federal tax code changes
1988 Federal smoking ban during domestic airline flights of 2 hours or less
1988 Federal grand jury indicts North and Poindexter in Iran-Contra affair
1987 Federal judge throws out Bette Midler's $10 million suit against Ford Motor Co, who used a sound alike voice for their TV commercials
1987 Federal judge dismisses lawsuits sought by Oliver North
1987 Jane Geddes wins LPGA GNA/Glendale Federal Golf Classic
1987 No-smoking rules take effect in federal buildings
1986 Senate convicted U.S. District Judge Harry E Claiborne making him 5th federal official to be removed from office through impeachment
1986 San Francisco Federal jury convicts Navy radioman Jerry Whitworth of espionage
1986 Chris Johnson wins LPGA GNA/Glendale Federal Golf Classic
1986 1st federal holiday honoring Martin Luther King, Jr.
1985 Bill to balance the federal budget passed by Congress
1984 L.A. federal jury acquits auto maker John DeLorean on cocaine charges
1984 Supreme Court rules (5-4) oks private use of home VCRs to tape TV programs for later viewing does not violate federal copyright laws
1983 Federal government shut down
1983 Senate establishes Martin Luther King, Jr. federal holiday
1982 Federal Equal Rights Amendment fails 3 states short of ratification
1982 Federal jury rules NFL violates antitrust laws in preventing
1980 NY Federal jury finds Reps Thompson D-New Jersey and Murphy, D-NY, guilty
1980 Federal court voids Selective Service Act as it doesn't include women
1979 Federal government makes a $1.5 billion loan to Chrysler
1979 President Carter names Paul Volcker, President of Federal Reserves
1979 John N Mitchell (former AG) released on parole from federal prison
1977 Supreme Court allows Federal control of Nixon tapes papers
1976 Federal Reserve begins issuing $2 bicentennial notes
1974 President Gerald Ford pardons former President R Nixon of all federal crimes
1973 Nixon's personal sec, Rose Mary Woods, tells a federal court she accidentally caused part of 18 -minute gap in a key Watergate tape
1973 4 Watergate burglars plead guilty in federal court
1970 Milwaukee Brewers Baseball Club, headed by Bud Selig, purchases the Seattle Pilots for $10,800,000 Although negotiations were conducted over a period of months, it was not until March 13 when a federal bankruptcy referee declared the Pilots bank
1970 Federal bankruptcy court allows Seattle Pilots to be sold to Milwaukee
1969 Federal government bans use of cyclamates artificial sweeteners
1967 Jimmy Hoffa enters Lewisburg Federal Prison
1966 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Clayton Federal Golf Invitational
1966 Federal education funding is denied to 12 school districts in the South because of violations of the 1964 Civil Rights Act
1966 1st black member of Federal Reserve Board (A F Brimmer)
1966 Andrew Brimmer becomes 1st black governor of Federal Reserve Board
1965 Federal Voting Rights Act guarantees black voting rights
1965 Supreme Court declares federal law allowing post office to intercept communist propaganda is unconstitutional
1964 24th Amendment ratified, barring poll tax in federal elections
1963 Alabama Gov George Wallace served a federal injunction to stop orders of state police to bar black students from enrolling in white schools
1963 Alcatraz federal penitentiary in San Francisco Bay closed
1962 John F. Kennedy routes 3,000 federal troops to Mississippi
1962 John F. Kennedy authorized use of federal troops to integrate University of Mississippi
1961 Federal judge rules that Birmingham, Alabama, laws against integrated playing fields are illegal
1961 East and West Cameroon merge as Federal Republic of Cameroon
1961 James B Parsons is 1st black appointed to Federal District Court
1961 Robert Weaver sworn in with then highest federal post by a black
1960 Joseph Martin Mudd, born in Louisville, Kentucky, PGA golfer, 1988 Federal Express
1959 Saar becomes part of German Federal Republic
1957 France returns Saar to becomes the 10th state of German Federal Rep
1956 Federal interstate highway system act signed
1956 Federal court bars former Little League Commissioner Carl Stotz from forming a rival group
1955 German Federal Republic joins NATO
1955 U.S.S.R. ends state of war with German Federal Republic
1953 Ike promises to fire as Red any federal worker taking 5th amendment
1953 16 car Federal Express train loses brakes and crashes in Washington D.C. station
1949 Federal Republic of [West] Germany created under 3-power occupation
1949 Federal Republic of [West] Germany proclaimed (Republic Day)
1947 President Truman signs Executive Order 9835 requiring all federal employees to have allegiance to the United States
1946 Yugoslavia adopts new constitution, becomes a federal republic
1943 Federal troops put down racial riot in Detroit 30 dead
1941 Supreme Court upheld Federal Wage and Hour law, sets min wages and max hrs
1939 Hatch Act prohibits political activity by federal workers
1939 Daniel Oliver, born in New York City, CEO, Federal Trade Commission
1939 Federal Hall National Monument established
1938 Federal minimum wage law guarantees workers 40 cents per hour
1938 U.S. Federal Crop Insurance program authorized
1937 William H. Hastie becomes 1st black federal judge (Virgin Islands)
1936 Federal Register, 1st magazine of the U.S. government, publishes 1st issue
1935 W P A Federal Art Project Gallery opens in New York City
1935 Franklin D. Roosevelt ordersa federal gold vault to be built at Fort Knox Kentucky
1934 1st federal prisoners arrive at Alcatraz in San Francisco Bay
1934 Federal Savings and Loan Association created
1934 Franklin D. Roosevelt signs Federal Credit Union Act, establishing Credit Unions
1934 Federal Communications Commission (FCC) created
1934 Alcatraz officially becomes a federal prison
1934 Federal Deposit Insurance Corp (US bank guarantor) effective
1933 Franklin D. Roosevelt creates Federal Alcohol Control Administration
1933 Alcatraz becomes a federal prison (unofficially)
1933 U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, FDIC, created
1933 Federal Home Owners Loan Corporation authorized
1933 Federal Securities Act signed
1933 Federal Emergency Relief Administration and Agricultural Adjustment Administration form to help the needy and farmers
1932 Battle between unemployed war veterans and federal troops, 4 die
1932 U.S. Federal gas tax enacted
1927 Paul Volcker, Federal Reserve chairman
1927 President Coolidge creates Federal Radio Commission (FCC)
1926 Alan Greenspan, economist and presidential advisor, Federal Reserve Bank
1925 1st federal arbitration law approved by Congress
1925 Marcus Garvey enters federal prison in Atlanta
1918 Russian Soviet Federal Socialist Republic forms
1917 1st federal land bank chartered
1916 1st federal grant-in-aid for state roads enacted
1916 Congress passes Federal Aid Road Act
1915 Federal Baseball League disolved
1915 Organized baseball and Federal League sign a peace treaty at Cincinnati
1915 St. Louis Dave Davenport no-hits Chicago (Federal League), 3-0
1915 KC's Alex Main no-hits Buffalo (Federal League), 5-0
1915 Chicago Claude Hendrix no-hits Pitts (Federal League), 10-0
1915 Pittsburghs' Frank Allen no-hits St. Louis (Federal League), 2-0
1915 Federal Trade Commission organizes
1914 Walter Johnson accepts money from Federal League Chicago Whales Clark Griffith threatens to take Johnson to court
1914 Federal Reserve System formally opens
1914 Federal Trade Commission formed to regulate interstate commerce
1914 Brooklyn's Ed Lafitte no-hits Kansas City (Federal League), 6-2
1914 1st Federal League Game: Balt Terrapins beat Buffalo 3-2
1913 President Woodrow Wilson signs Federal Reserve Act into law
1913 St. Louis Browns mgr George Stovall is 1st to jump to Federal League
1913 Federal Income Tax signed into law (at 1%)
1913 Federal League organizes with 6 teams
1913 Federal income tax takes effect, 16th amendment
1913 16th Amendment, federal income tax, ratified
1912 U.S. passes Anti-gag law, federal employees right to petition government
1911 Ota Adler, Czech/British fur trader/founder, Federal Trust
1911 1st U.S. federal cemetery with Union and Rebel graves opens, Missouri
1911 South Australia transfers Northern Territory to federal government
1909 1st federal legislation prohibiting narcotics (opium)
1908 1st federal workmen's compensation law approved
1908 Aldrich Vineland Currency Act forerunner to Federal Reserve System
1907 1st federal corrupt election practices law passed
1906 William McChesney Martin, Chairman of Federal Reserve Bank, 1951-70
1906 1st federal penitentiary building completed, Leavenworth, Kansas
1904 Arthur F. Burns, economist/chairman, Federal Reserve Board
1904 John J Sirica, U.S. federal judge, Watergate hearings
1894 Labor Day established as a federal employees holiday
1893 Congress authorizes 1st federal road agency, in Department of Agriculture
1893 1st federal railroad legislation passed; required safety features
1887 Interstate Commerce Act authorizes federal regulation of railroads
1881 Sioux Indian Chief Sitting Bull, surrenders to federal troops
1879 1st federal fish hatching steamer lauched (Wilmington Delaware)
1877 1st time federal troops are used to combat strikers
1877 President Hayes removes Federal troops from LA, Reconstruction ends
1877 Last federal occupying troops withdraw from south in New Orleans
1877 Federal troops withdrawn from Columbia, South Carolina
1875 President Grant sends federal troops to Vicksburg, Mississippi
1873 Congress authorizes federal departmental postage stamps
1871 Ku Klux Klan trials began in Federal District Court in SC
1871 2nd Enforcement Act gives federal control of congressional elections
1871 Federal fish protection office authorized by Congress
1864 4th day of battle at Deep Bottom Run Virginia, Federal assault
1864 2nd day of battle at Deep Bottom Run Virginia: Federal assault
1864 Federal troops occupy Jacksonville, Florida
1863 Federal troops reconquer the Cumperland Gap, Tennessee
1863 Battle of Sabine Pass TX: 47 Texas volunteers repel Federal forces
1863 Federal naval expedition arrives off Sabine Pass
1863 Federal troops reconquer Fort Smith Arkansas
1863 Federal batteries and ships attacked Fort Sumter in SC
1863 Battle at Westminster Maryland: Federal assault
1863 2nd battle at Winchester Va, ends in Federal defeat; 1350 casualities
1863 Battle of Charleston, South Carolina, failed Federal fleet attack on Fort Sumter
1863 Federal ironclad ships bomb Fort McAllister Georgia
1862 Morgan's raiders capture federal garrison at Lexington, KY
1862 Federal fleet occupies Galveston, Texas
1862 Federal troops escape from beleaguered Harpers Ferry West Virginia
1862 Federal tax levied on tobacco
1862 Skirmish at Big Hill, Kentucky (2 Federal regiments)
1862 Federal troops occupy Helena, Arkansas
1862 Land Grant Act endows state colleges with federal land
1862 Internal Revenue Law imposes 1st federal taxes on inheritance, tobacco and on incomes over $600 (progressive rate)
1862 Federal troops occupies Baton Rouge Louisiana
1862 100,000 federal troops prepare to march into Corinth, Mississippi
1862 Federal fleet attack on Roanoke Island NC
1861 Grant assumes command of Federal forces at Cape Girardeau MI
1861 Federal fleet bombs Galveston, Texas
1861 Battle of Mathias Point, Virginia - Rebel forces repel a Federal landing
1861 Federal marshals seize arms and gunpower at Du Pont works DE
1861 Alexandria, Virginia occupied by Federal troops
1861 Battle of Sewall's Point VA-1st Federal offense against South
1861 President Lincoln ordered Federal Troops to evacuate Indian Territory
1861 Federal army (75,000 volunteers) mobilized by President Lincoln
1861 Federal troops from Ft. Monroe are sent to Ft. Pikens
1861 Florida troops seize Federal arsenal at Apalachicola
1861 250 Federal troops are sent from New York to Ft. Sumter
1859 John Brown leads 20 in raid on federal arsenal, Harper's Ferry, Va
1832 Opium exempted from federal tariff duty
1831 John Frazee becomes 1st U.S. sculptor to receive a federal commission
1828 South Carolina declares right of states to nullify federal laws
1824 Interstate commerce comes under federal control
1813 1st federal vaccination legislation enacted
1809 Supreme Court rules federal government power greater than any state
1803 1st impeachment trial of a federal judge, John Pickering, begins
1799 1st federal forestry legislation authorizes purchase of timber land
1799 Congress passes 1st federal quarantine legislation
1798 1st direct federal tax on states-on dwellings, land and slaves
1798 Federal St. Theater, Boston, becomes 1st in U.S. destroyed by fire
1789 Federal Judiciary Act is passed and creates a six-person Supreme Court
1789 1st U.S. Congress begins regular sessions, Federal Hall, New York City
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