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Historic Events — A reference guide to the major events that shaped the United States. Each listing provides a brief overview of the event and its lasting impact on the nation.
← Return to Browse Topics PageYEAR EVENT DESCRIPTION 1990 Democrat controlled Congress enacts National Affordable Housing Act of 1990 forcing states and communities to provide more housing in line with the 1977 Community Reinvestment Act. No asset, income or creditworthiness is required. 1990 Para-military SWAT teams are now conducting approximately 40,000 raids per year. Forty times what they originally conducted…
YEAR EVENT DESCRIPTION 1973 The War Powers Act of 1973 was passed by Democrat Congress. While initially it appeared to restrict the President’s authority to wage war without Congressional approval it actually granted the right to a President to “initiate” war thus bypassing restrictions cited in the Constitution. 1973 Muslims rob a…
YEAR EVENT DESCRIPTION 1964 The Great Society social welfare programs began under Democrat President Johnson, radical Progressive, significantly enlarging the permanent welfare class in the US. 1964 Rochester, NY police viciously attack and beat peaceful civil rights protestors. Later National Guard troops attack demonstrators with fixed bayonets as the demonstrators prayed. 1964…
YEAR EVENT DESCRIPTION 1942 Thousands of German and Japanese American citizens were interned into prison camps on the order of Democrat President Franklin D. Roosevelt, a socialist, Progressive extremist and war monger. Internees were denied Constitutionally required due process on order of President Roosevelt. Hundreds of thousands of others were forcibly relocated on FDR’s orders.…
YEAR EVENT DESCRIPTION 1934 US citizen rights under the 2nd Amendment (right to bear arms) began eroding via The National Firearms Act of 1934. The act was passed by a very liberal, almost socialist, Democrat run Congress and signed into law by Democrat President Franklin D. Roosevelt, a socialist and Progressive extremist.…
YEAR EVENT DESCRIPTION 1913 – The Federal Reserve was created by Progressive President Wilson. The control of the country’s currency no longer was with the US Treasury Department; the country’s currency was now controlled by a cartel of private banks with no direct oversight, auditing, or control by the US government. Their booking keeping was…
YEAR EVENT DESCRIPTION 1848 – The Communist Manifesto (originally titled Manifesto of the Communist Party) was written by Communists/Socialists Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. 1862 – The first US income tax was adopted and the IRS was created under President Lincoln to fund the war. The progressive income tax rates were in compliance with the 14-year…