On April 26th in U S Political History
Part IV
On April 26th in 2000 Vermont Governor Howard Dean signed the nation’s first bill allowing same-sex couples to form civil unions.
On April 26th in 2001 A US federal judge ruled that military exercises could resume on Vieques Island. Puerto Ricans mobilized for mass demonstrations.
On April 26th in 2001 A group led by Larry Silverstein, a NYC developer, and Westfield America Inc., signed a 99-year lease on the 11-million square-foot WTC complex from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.
On April 26th in 2005 A federal jury in Virginia convicted Islamic scholar Ali al-Timini of urging followers to join the Taliban and fight the US after the 9/11 attacks.
On April 26th in 2006 President Bush formally named Tony Snow, a Fox News commentator, to be his press secretary.
On April 26th in 2006 US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld paid a surprise visit to Iraq, where they embraced the country's fledgling leaders as independent and focused on the future.
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