On April 30th in US Political History
Part VI
On April 30th in 2000 The Clinton administration defended their decision to classify AIDS as a threat to national security as a means to garner attention and funding to fight the disease worldwide.
On April 30th in 2000 The 4th annual gay rights rally, billed as the Millennium March, was held in Washington DC. The crowd in the national Mall was widely estimated from between 200 & 750 thousand.
On April 30th in 2002 A US grand jury indicted Colombia’s rebel FARC army and 6 of its members on charges of murdering 3 Americans.
On April 30th in 2002 North Korea accepted a US invitation on talks to curb its missile program and military exports.
On April 30th in 2003 Donald Rumsfeld visited Iraq and hailed its liberation. US soldiers fired on anti-American protesters in the city of Fallujah; the mayor said two people were killed and 14 wounded. (AP, 4/30/03)
On April 30th in 2003 The U.S. Navy withdrew from its disputed Vieques bombing range in Puerto Rico, prompting celebrations by islanders.
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