September 5, 2013

September 5th in US Political History P2


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On September 5th in 1939 The U.S. proclaimed its neutrality in World War II.

On September 5th in 1945 Iva Toguri D'Aquino was arrested. D'Aquino was suspected of being the wartime radio propagandist "Tokyo Rose". She served six years and was later pardoned by President Ford.

On September 5th in 1953 The first privately operated atomic reactor opened in Raleigh, NC.

On September 5th in 1953 U.S. gave Persian premier Zahedi $45 million aid.

On September 5th in 1958 Martin Luther King was arrested in an Alabama protest for loitering and fined $14 for refusing to obey police.

On September 5th in 1961 The U.S. government made airline hijacking a federal offense.

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