On May 24th in US Political History
Part IV
Part IV
On May 24th in 1961 27 Freedom Riders, civil rights activists, were arrested in Jackson, Mississippi.
On May 24th in 1962 Astronaut Scott Carpenter became the second American to orbit the Earth as he flew aboard Aurora 7.
On May 24th in 1965 Supreme Court declared a federal law allowing the post office to intercept communist propaganda as unconstitutional.
On May 24th in 1980 Iran rejected a call by the World Court in The Hague to release the American hostages.
On May 24th in 1983 The US Supreme Court ruled, in Bob Jones University v. United States, that the government can deny tax breaks to schools that racially discriminate against students. This upheld a 1970 ruling.
On May 24th in 1988 President Reagan vetoed legislation that would have strengthened the nation's ability to defend itself and its industries against trading practices of other nations that were deemed unfair.
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On May 24th in 1962 Astronaut Scott Carpenter became the second American to orbit the Earth as he flew aboard Aurora 7.
On May 24th in 1965 Supreme Court declared a federal law allowing the post office to intercept communist propaganda as unconstitutional.
On May 24th in 1980 Iran rejected a call by the World Court in The Hague to release the American hostages.
On May 24th in 1983 The US Supreme Court ruled, in Bob Jones University v. United States, that the government can deny tax breaks to schools that racially discriminate against students. This upheld a 1970 ruling.
On May 24th in 1988 President Reagan vetoed legislation that would have strengthened the nation's ability to defend itself and its industries against trading practices of other nations that were deemed unfair.
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