On September 6th in US Political History
Part IV
Part IV
On September 6th in 2005 New Orleans Mayor C. Ray Nagin instructed law enforcement officers and the US military to evacuate all holdouts for their own safety. He warned that the standing water could spread disease and that natural gas was now leaking all over New Orleans.
On September 6th in 2005 The California Legislature became the first legislative body in the nation to approve same-sex marriages, but Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger later vetoed the bill.
On September 6th in 2005 In Iraq US Marine jets attacked two bridges across the Euphrates River near the Syrian border to prevent insurgents from moving foreign fighters and munitions toward Baghdad and other cities.
On September 6th in 2006 President Bush acknowledged that the CIA had subjected dozens of detainees to “tough” interrogation at secret prisons abroad and that 14 remaining detainees have been transferred to the detention center at Guantanamo Bay.
On September 6th in 2008 The 45 nation Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) overcame fierce obstacles and approved a landmark US plan to engage in atomic trade with India, a deal that reverses more than three decades of American policy.
On September 6th in 2010 President Obama called for a $50 billion boost in spending on the nation’s roads, runways and railroads in an effort to boost the sluggish US economy.
On September 6th in 2011 Retired Gen. David Petraeus was sworn in as the 20th director of the CIA.
On September 6th in 2011 Michigan Republican Gov. Rick Snyder signed into law a stricter, four-year lifetime limit on cash welfare benefits, prompting advocates for the poor to warn that tens of thousands of residents will find themselves without cash assistance on Oct 1.
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