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Hoover Dam authorized
Congress passed the Boulder Canyon Project Act, authorizing the Hoover Dam (originally called the Boulder Dam), the largest public works project of the era.
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Pure Food and Drug Act
Congress passed the Pure Food and Drug Act, prohibiting the sale of “adulterated or misbranded” food and drugs.
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Eisenhower Doctrine
Congress approved the Eisenhower Doctrine, which provided military and economic support in the Middle East to Arab countries attempting to suppress Communist-nationalistic rebellions.
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GI Bill
Congress passed the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act, or GI Bill, providing “government issue” educational and financial benefits to veterans. The bill offered veterans unemployment compensation, financial aid for college, and low-interest home loans.
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Internal Security Act of 1950
Congress passed the Internal Security Act over President Truman’s veto. Also known as the McCarran Act or the Subversive Activities Control Act, it strengthened laws against espionage, allowed investigation and deportation of immigrants who were suspected of subversive activities or of promoting communism or fascism, and allowed the limitation of free speech for national security reasons. President Truman vigorously opposed the law that he believed “would make a mockery of our Bill of Rights [and] would actually weaken our internal...
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Federal Highway Act
Congress passed the Federal Highway Act, allocating $32 billion to build 41,000 miles of interstate highways. Interstate construction was enacted not only because of Americans’ growing dependence on automobiles but also as a national defense measure, creating a nationwide transportation network for the US military.
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Southern Manifesto
Ninety-six members of the House and Senate signed the “Southern Manifesto” condemning the Supreme Court’s ruling in Brown v. Board of Education and declaring that the decision would have the effect of “destroying the amicable relations between the white and Negro races that have been created through ninety years of patient effort by the good people of both races.”
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Elementary and Secondary Education Act
President Lyndon Johnson signed the Elementary and Secondary Education Act to improve educational opportunities for disadvantaged students by providing federal funding for public schools.
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Equal Pay Act
Congress passed the Equal Pay Act of 1963, which made it illegal to pay men and women different wages for equal work.
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Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
With the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, Congress authorized the United States to “take all necessary measures to repel” attacks on American forces in Vietnam.