June 12, 2013

June 12th in US Political History Part IV


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On June 12th in 1982 Some one million anti-nuclear demonstrators rallied in Central Park, NYC.


On June 12th in 1985 The U.S. House of Representatives approved $27 million in aid to the Nicaraguan contras.

On June 12th in 1987 President Reagan, during a visit to the divided German city of Berlin, publicly challenged Soviet leader Mikhail S. Gorbachev at the Brandenburg Gate: “Mr. Gorbachev, open this gate! Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall.”

On June 12th in 1989 The U.S. Supreme Court expanded the abilities of white males to challenge court-approved affirmative action plans, even years after they take effect.

On June 12th in 1992 President Bush, addressing the Earth Summit in Brazil, declared America's environmental record "second to none."

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