February 10, 2015

February 10 in US History P4


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On February 10th in 1981 - President Reagan was filmed throughout the day for an NBC film "A Day in the Life of the President".

On February 10th in 1989 - Ron Brown became the first African American to head a major U.S. political party when he was elected chairman of the Democratic National Committee.

On February 10th in 1993 - The Clinton administration said U.S. troops could be sent to enforce peace in former Yugoslavia provided warring factions there negotiated a settlement.

On February 10th in 1994 - The US Senate approved $8.6 billion in relief for victims of the Jan 17 Los Angeles earthquake. The House approved the measure the next day, and President Clinton signed it the day after that.

On February 10th in 1995 - The House passed a GOP crime bill boosting funding for state prisons but requiring states to get tougher on violent criminals before they could receive any money.

On February 10th in 1996 - President Clinton signed a $265 billion defense bill, but said he would battle for repeal of a section forcing the discharge of service members with the AIDS virus.

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