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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 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 1997 Federal judge sentences Autumn Jackson, who claims to be Bill Cosby's daughter, to 26 months for trying to extort $40 million from him 1997 Federal judge orders Microsoft not to bundle IE4 in Windows 1996 3 Philadelphia Federal Court judges overturn U.S. indecency ban on internet 1995 U.S. 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 North Carolina federal grand jury indict PTL founder Jim Bakker on fraud and conspiracy 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 Federal health officials announce AZT will be available to AIDS patients 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 1975 Federal jury finds Lynette Fromme guilty of attempted assassination 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 1971 Federal grand jury indicts Reverend Philip Berrigan and 5 others, including a nun and 2 priests, on charges of plotting to kidnap Henry Kissinger 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 Governor 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 Timothy Geithner, born in Brooklyn, New York, United States Secretary of the Treasury, under President Barack Obama, served as President, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, charged with directing financial crisis of December 2007 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 1958 Federal judge rules race separation must end in 2 years in Little Rock 1957 France returns Saar to becomes the 10th state of German Federal Rep 1956 Federal interstate highway system act signed 1956 Federal court rules racial segregation on Montgomery buses anti-Const 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) 1948 Reed Hundt, born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Federal Communications Commission chairman, 1993 - 1997, advisor to McKinsey & Company 1947 President Truman signs Executive Order 9835 requiring all federal employees to have allegiance to the United States 1946 Federal judge rules Seattle club doesn't have to play returning serviceman 1946 Yugoslavia adopts new constitution, becomes a federal republic 1943 Federal troops put down racial riot in Detroit 30 dead 1942 Federal judge upholds detention of Japanese-Americans 1941 Heidi Biebi, Federal Republic of Germany, downhill skier 1960 Olympics gold 1941 Supreme Court upheld Federal Wage and Hour law, sets minimum wages and max hours 1940 Frederik van Zyl Slabbert, chairman, South Africa Progressive Federal Party, 1979-86 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 Yakubu Gowon, born in Kanke, Nigeria, politician, General, Head of the Federal Military Government of Nigeria 1966 - 1975 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, FDIC, U.S. 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 1930 Harry Boldt, Federal Republic of Germany, equestrian dressage 1976 Olympics gold 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 1921 Dobrica Cosic, born in Velika Drenova, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, now Serbia, writer, political, national theorist, first president of Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1992 - 1993, called 'Father of the Nation' 1918 Russian Soviet Federal Socialist Republic forms 1917 Federal government took over operation of American RR for duration of WW I 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: Baltimore Terrapins beat Buffalo 3-2 1913 President Woodrow Wilson signs Federal Reserve Act into law 1913 St. Louis Browns manager George Stovall is 1st to jump to Federal League 1913 Federal Income Tax signed into law (at 1%) 1913 W. Mark Felt, born in Idaho, U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agent, Watergate whistleblower "Deep Throat" 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, Czechoslovakian/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 2000 federal troops recalled from Chicago, having ended Pullman strike 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 1885 Congress passes Indian Appropriations Act (Indians wards of federal government) 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, Kentucky 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 1834 Senate censure President Jackson for taking federal deposits from Bank of U.S. 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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