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Defend America on Tuesday, November 24, 2009 8:47:33 AM
It has been a year since I started, "This Day in American History," and today will be my last day. I hope you all have learned a lot over the last year because I know I did. It was a fun experience and I hope you enjoyed it too. If you ever have any suggestions for the blog, you can send me an email or just comment on any blog post.
November 24,
1947
"Hollywood 10" cited for contempt of Congress
The
House of Representatives votes 346 to 17 to approve citations of
contempt against 10 Hollywood writers, directors, and producers. These
men had refused to cooperate at hearings dealing with communism in the
movie industry held by the House Un-American Activities Committee
(HUAC). The "Hollywood 10," as the men were known, are sentenced to one
year in jail. The Supreme Court later upheld the contempt charges.
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=2494
November 24, 1963
LBJ to continue Kennedy policy in Vietnam
Two
days after the assassination of John F. Kennedy, President Lyndon B.
Johnson confirms the U.S. intention to continue military and economic
support to South Vietnam. He instructed Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge,
in Washington for consultations following South Vietnamese President
Ngo Dinh Diem's assassination, to communicate his intention to the new
South Vietnamese leadership. Johnson's first decision about Vietnam was
effectively to continue Kennedy's policy.
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1508
November 24,
1963
Jack Ruby kills Lee Harvey Oswald
At
12:20 p.m., in the basement of the Dallas police station, Lee Harvey
Oswald, the alleged assassin of President John F. Kennedy, is shot to
death by Jack Ruby, a Dallas nightclub owner.
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=5546
1987 - The
U.S.
and the Soviet Union agreed to scrap short- and medium-range missiles.
It was the first superpower treaty to eliminate an entire class of
nuclear weapons.
1993 - The
U.S. Congress gave its final approval to the Brady handgun control bill.