On March 28th in U S Political History
On March 28th in 1989 President Bush sent three high-ranking officials to Alaska to "take a hard look" at the Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska's Prince William Sound. '
On March 28th in 1990 Jesse Owens (1913-1980) was awarded (posthumously) the Congressional Gold Medal from President George Bush.
On March 28th in 1991 Former President Reagan declared his support for the so-called “Brady Bill” requiring a seven-day waiting period for handgun purchases.
On March 28th in 1996 Congress passed the line-item veto, giving the President power to cut government spending by scrapping specific programs.
On March 28th in 1997 Robert Pinsky of Boston Univ. was named poet laureate of the United States by the Library of Congress.
On March 28th in 1998 It was reported that the US government conducted a series of “sub-critical” underground explosions involving radioactive plutonium in a sealed chamber 960 feet below ground at the Los Alamos National Lab.
On March 28th in 2000 In a unanimous ruling, the Supreme Court sharply curtailed police power to rely on anonymous tips to stop and search people.
On March 28th in 2000 Jordan with US intelligence help indicted 28 followers of Osama bin Laden for plotting attacks against American tourists in Dec.
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