United States Congress

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Sources

1. WebsiteAddress to a Joint Session of Congress Requesting a Declaration of War Against Germany
2. BookThe First World War

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enacted over a veto:

• Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Actsince 2 Oct 1986

  Sources: H.R.4868, Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act of 1986

• Tenure of Office Actsince 2 Mar 1867

  Sources: About Impeachment

passed:

• Gulf of Tonkin Resolutionsince 7 Aug 1964

  Sources: Tonkin Gulf Resolution (1964), Vietnam: A History

Appears in22 items

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  HIV and AIDS1 item
  • PEPFAR is announced28 Jan 2003
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  Recorded Sound1 item
  • The Copyright Act creates the mechanical royalty4 Mar 1909
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  The 2008 Financial Crisis3 items
  • Paulson’s three-page bill20 Sep 2008
  • Bush: “Our entire economy is in danger”25 Sep 2008, 01:00
  • Dick Fuld before Congress6 Oct 2008
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  The American Civil War2 items
  • The secession crisis6 Nov 1860
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    The Freedmen’s Bureau3 Mar 1865
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  The Civil Rights Movement2 items
  • Johnson takes up Kennedy’s bill27 Nov 1963
  • Johnson: “We shall overcome”15 Mar 1965
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  The Cold War2 items
  • The Truman Doctrine12 Mar 1947
  • The Contra war in Nicaragua1981
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  The End of Apartheid1 item
  • Congress overrides Reagan: the Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act2 Oct 1986
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  The US Presidency4 items
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    James Madison, first term4 Mar 1809
  • Congress declares Hayes elected2 Mar 1877
  • Woodrow Wilson, first term4 Mar 1913
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    Ford becomes vice president under the 25th Amendment6 Dec 1973
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  The Vietnam War3 items
  • Congress passes the Tonkin Gulf Resolution7 Aug 1964
  • Operation Menu: the secret bombing of Cambodia18 Mar 1969
  • Congress ends the bombing of Cambodia15 Aug 1973
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  World War I2 items
  • The United States declares war on Germany6 Apr 1917
  • Wilson’s Fourteen Points8 Jan 1918
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  World War II1 item
  • The United States declares war on Japan8 Dec 1941

Mentioned in2 items

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  The American Civil War1 item
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    Robert Smalls steals the Planter13 May 1862
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  The Civil Rights Movement1 item
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    Kennedy’s address on civil rights11 Jun 1963