| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1941 | The California Anti-Migrant Law, the purpose of which was to keep the "Okies" out of California, was declared unconstitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court. |
| 1963 | Newly sworn-in US President Lyndon B. Johnson (D) confirms that the United States will stay the course and will continue to support South Vietnam both militarily and economically. |
| 1969 | The nuclear nonproliferation treaty is signed by the U.S. and the U.S.S.R., the 23rd and 24th signatories. |
| 1989 | The entire presidium and secretariat of the Czechoslovak Communist Party, including leader Milos Jakes, resigned following mass demonstrations in Prague. |
| 1993 | After seven years, Congress passed gun control legislation. The so-called Brady Bill mandated a waiting period of up to five days for handgun purchases. |
| 1996 | The EPA proposes Clean Air Standards for the next Clean Air Act that, they claim would save 58 million lives! A later information is here. |
| 2004 | American seed selling interests were successful in getting a law passed for Iraq that makes it illegal for farmers to replant seeds from their own harvest. |
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