June 6, 2013

June 6th in US Political History Part V


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On June 6th in 1991 NATO issued a statement saying it would not accept any “coercion or intimidation” against the emerging democracies of Eastern Europe.

On June 6th in 1994 President Clinton joined leaders from America's World War II allies to mark the 50th anniversary of the D-Day invasion of Normandy.

On June 6th in 1996 The Senate narrowly rejected a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution as outgoing Majority Leader Bob Dole and the Democrats clashed over deficit reduction. 

On June 6th in 1998 The UN Security Council demanded in a unanimous vote that India and Pakistan refrain from further nuclear tests and sign nuclear control agreements.

On June 6th in 1999 In Iraq U.S. and British warplanes struck military facilities after being fired on in the no-fly zone of southern Iraq.

On June 6th in 2000 The World Bank approved a $3.7 billion oil well and pipeline project led by Exxon and Mobile to link oil fields in Chad across 663 miles to the Atlantic coast of Cameroon.


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