On May 3rd in US Political History
Part IV
On May 3rd in 1987 The Miami Herald, in its Sunday edition, said its reporters had observed a young woman spending "Friday night and most of Saturday" at a Washington, D.C., townhouse belonging to Democratic presidential candidate Gary Hart. The woman was later identified as Donna Rice and the scandal torpedoed Hart's presidential bid. Donna Rice was later pictured on the lap of Gary Hart on the cover of the June 2, 1987, issue of the National Enquirer
On May 3rd in 1988 The White House acknowledged that first lady Nancy Reagan had used astrological advice to help schedule her husband's activities. The revelations surfaced in a memoir by former chief of staff Donald Regan.
On May 3rd in 1991 The US government reported the nation’s civilian unemployment rate fell in April to 6.6%.
On May 3rd in 1991 Exxon Corporation and the state of Alaska withdrew from a one billion-dollar settlement of the “Exxon Valdez” oil spill
On May 3rd in 1994 President Clinton presided over a televised forum from Atlanta, during which he denied suggestions he'd vacillated on foreign policy, but said global problems were more difficult than he'd imagined.
On May 3rd in 1995 The US government reported that its Index of Leading Economic Indicators dropped half a percentage point in March 1995, its biggest tumble in two years.
No comments:
Post a Comment