| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1598 | Don Juan Oņate declared possession of Hopi land (in what is now northern Arizona) in the name of the Spanish crown. |
| 1777 | Articles of Confederation are adopted by Congress and presented to the states for ratification. |
| 1969 | In the second Vietnam Moratorium, 250,000 war protesters marched in Washington, D.C., and about 100,000 in San Francisco. |
| 1990 | The Senate Ethics Committee opened hearings on the activities of the "Keating Five" -- a group of senators who had interceded on behalf of Charles Keating of corrupt "Savings and Loan" fame. [Why, Senator McCain (R), what are you doing in there?] Much more online at the NY Times. |
| 1990 | "Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990" signed into law by President Bush (R). By the year 2000 annual spending by the USA on ozone control will approach $25 billion. |
| 1995 | President Clinton (D) begins sexual relationship with Lewinsky. |
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