US Domestic Policy Events

1962 Oct 1 James Meredith Becomes First Black Student at the University of Mississippi
Meredith was born in Kosciusko, Mississippi of Native American (Choctaw) and Black American heritage. He enlisted in the United States Air Force right out of high school and served from 1...
1963 Jul "The St. Augustine Four" Jailed for Sitting at Whites-Only Lunch Counter
The civil rights movement brought forth many heroes who set an example for America and the world. Some were old. Some were middleaged. Some were young. Among the youngest of those heroes ...
1968 Apr 4
to 1968 Apr 8
 Riots Erupt in Washington, DC Following Martin Luther King, Jr. Assassination
The Washington, D.C. riots of April 4–8, 1968 erupted with the April 4, 1968 assassination of Civil Rights Movement leader Martin Luther King, Jr. Civil unrest affected at least 110 U.S. ...
1968 Aug 26
to 1968 Aug 29
 Riots Erupt at the Democratic National Convention
The 1968 Democratic National Convention of the U.S. Democratic Party was held at the International Amphitheatre in Chicago, Illinois, from August 26 to August 29, 1968. The purpose of the...
1972 Jul 25 The Washington Star Exposes the Tuskegee Experiment to a Scandalized Public
The Tuskegee Study of Untreated Syphilis in the Negro Male (also known as the Tuskegee Syphilis Study, Public Health Service Syphilis Study, or the Tuskegee Experiment) was a clinical stu...
2003 Dole Partners with White House Office of National Drug Control Policy
Dole partners with the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) with the ONDCP’s National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign. Click here for more information. (link to Compa...
2003 Jun 23 US Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Gratz in Gratz v. Bollinger
Gratz v. Bollinger, 539 U.S. 244 (2003), was a United States Supreme Court case regarding the University of Michigan undergraduate affirmative action admissions policy. In a 6–3 decision ...
2009 May 22 President Obama Signs Into Law the Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009
On Friday, May 22, 2009, President Barack Obama signed into law the Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009 (Act). Many of the key provisions do not become ef...
2009 Jun 12 All Television Broadcasting Switches from Analog to Digital Format
June 12th, 2009 - Isn’t today the big big day for the transition to digital television? You can be forgiven for forgetting — in fact that’s just how the Obama administration wants it. ...
2009 Jun 12 Congress Passes Bill Allowing the FDA to Regulate Tobacco
Main provisions of legislation giving the Food and Drug Administration authority to regulate the production and marketing of tobacco products: –Creates a tobacco control center within ...
2009 Jun 22 President Obama Signs Groundbreaking Tobacco Regulation Bill into Law
Expressing a hope that America's teens will not be hooked as he was, President Obama just signed into law a bill granting the Food and Drug Administration sweeping new authority to regula...
2009 Sep 2 Democratic Sources Say President Obama to Give Speech on Health Care Reform to Joint Session of Congress on September 9
President Obama will address the contentious issue of health-care reform in a speech to a joint session of Congress on September 9, multiple Democratic sources said Wednesday. President ...
2009 Sep 3 Vice President Biden Says Prosects of Health-Care Reform This Year are High
But the similarities between the stimulus package and health care reform go deeper. As it turns out, the two policy goals are interlinked. In his speech today, Biden made sure to mention ...
2009 Sep 16 Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus Releases His Health Care Proposal
At first glance, the mark comes across as a victory for the private insurance industry, which is why it was promptly attacked as a sell-out by liberal pundits. But the health insurance...
2009 Sep 20 President Obama Pushes Health Care Reform on Talk Shows on Five Different Television Networks
President Obama said that he did not promise too much in terms of health care legislation and continued to defend his plan during a Friday taping of "Face the Nation" at the White House. ...
2009 Sep 22 Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus Proposes Changes to Health Care Bill in Attempt to Gain Support
Reporting from Washington - In a bid to attract liberals and unify Democrats on his healthcare overhaul bill, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) today proposed to boos...