1967
Education Commission of the States (ECS) was created to implement the interstate Compact for Education (1965), which was approved by all the states and…
1965
Voting Rights Act prohibits discrimination in voter registration and voting based on race or color; bans discriminatory practices such as literacy tests; requires preclearance…
1964
The Great Society, launched by President Lyndon B. Johnson, was based on the idea that the United States was affluent and enlightened enough to…
1962
Baker v. Carr, a 6-2 U.S. Supreme Court ruling, established the authority of the federal courts to intervene in state redistricting of state legislative…
1961
Driver License Compact came into existence in 1961 when Nevada became the first member after the Congress authorized such a compact under the Interstate…
1959
U.S. Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations was established by the Congress as a permanent, independent, bipartisan successor of the Kestnbaum Commission. The commission consisted…
1957
Little Rock Nine refers to nine black students who were blocked from attending Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, by the Arkansas National…
1954-1955
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka was a landmark 9-0 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that separate public schools for black and white children…
1953
Department of Health, Education, and Welfare was established by the Congress as a Cabinet department of the U.S. government that oversaw policies on public…
1950
Federal Disaster Relief Act, enacted by the Congress, was the first continuing act authorizing the president to provide federal aid when a governor requested…
1941
United States v. Darby Lumber Co., an 8-0 U.S. Supreme Court ruling, upheld the U.S. Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 against a Tenth…
1937
West Coast Hotel Co. v. Parrish, a 5-4 U.S. Supreme Court decision, upheld the constitutionality of Washington state’s minimum wage law, thus overturning Adkins…
1935
Social Security Act passed by Congress established what is now the Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (or Social Security) program for senior citizens, joint…
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