On April 11th in U S Political History
Part III
On April 11th in 1951 President Truman relieved Gen. Douglas MacArthur of his commands in the Far East. President Truman fired General Douglas MacArthur.
On April 11th in 1953 Oveta Culp Hobby became the first Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare.
On April 11th in 1967 Harlem, NYC, voters defied Congress and reelected Adam Clayton Powell Jr. (1908-1972). In January, 1967, the House Democratic Caucus had stripped Powell of his committee chairmanship following allegations that Powell had misappropriated Committee funds for his personal use and other charges. In June, 1969, the Supreme Court ruled that the House had acted unconstitutionally when it excluded Powell, a duly elected member. He returned to the House, but without his seniority.
On April 11th in 1967 In the Vietnam War, US planes bombed two thermal power plants in Haiphong, North Vietnam.
On April 11th in 1968 President Johnson signed into law the Civil Rights Act of 1968, a week after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. This included a Fair Housing Act and the Indian Civil Rights Act, which limited sentences that tribes could hand down on any charge to six months. In 1968 Congress increased the maximum to one year. The Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae - FNMA), established by the government in 1938, became a private, shareholder-owned company as part of the Fair Housing Act.
On April 11th in 1970 Apollo 13 blasted off on a mission to the moon, commanded by Jim Lovell, that was disrupted on April 13, when an explosion crippled the spacecraft. The astronauts managed to return safely on April 17.
On April 11th in 1953 Oveta Culp Hobby became the first Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare.
On April 11th in 1967 Harlem, NYC, voters defied Congress and reelected Adam Clayton Powell Jr. (1908-1972). In January, 1967, the House Democratic Caucus had stripped Powell of his committee chairmanship following allegations that Powell had misappropriated Committee funds for his personal use and other charges. In June, 1969, the Supreme Court ruled that the House had acted unconstitutionally when it excluded Powell, a duly elected member. He returned to the House, but without his seniority.
On April 11th in 1967 In the Vietnam War, US planes bombed two thermal power plants in Haiphong, North Vietnam.
On April 11th in 1968 President Johnson signed into law the Civil Rights Act of 1968, a week after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. This included a Fair Housing Act and the Indian Civil Rights Act, which limited sentences that tribes could hand down on any charge to six months. In 1968 Congress increased the maximum to one year. The Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae - FNMA), established by the government in 1938, became a private, shareholder-owned company as part of the Fair Housing Act.
On April 11th in 1970 Apollo 13 blasted off on a mission to the moon, commanded by Jim Lovell, that was disrupted on April 13, when an explosion crippled the spacecraft. The astronauts managed to return safely on April 17.
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