On February 8th in U S Political History
Part III
Part III
On February 8th in 1922 - The White House began using radio after U.S. President Harding had it installed.
On February 8th in 1942 - Congress advised FDR that Americans of Japanese descent should be locked up en masse so they wouldn't oppose the US war effort.
On February 8th in 1962 - The U.S. Defense Department reported the creation of the Military Assistance Command in South Vietnam.
On February 8th in 1963 - The Kennedy administration prohibited travel to Cuba and made financial and commercial transactions with Cuba illegal for U.S. citizens.
On February 8th in 1965 - President Lyndon B. Johnson called for the development and protection of a balanced system of trails to help protect and enhance the quality of the outdoor experience.
On February 8th in 1968 - George Wallace, the pro-segregation governor of Alabama, entered the US presidential race. Wallace ran as a third-party candidate. He was mainly popular in the deep south, but he was able to attract 14% of the popular vote in the November election.
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