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🏞️ Alaska Admitted as the 49th US State

January 3: Admission of Alaska, the 49th state, into the United States.
Alaska Admitted as the 49th US State (1959)
AlaskaStatehoodAmerican ExpansionCold War
United StatesUnited States

🇺🇸 Richard Nixon Inaugurated as U.S. President

January 20: Richard Nixon is inaugurated as President of the United States.
Richard Nixon Inaugurated as U.S. President (1969)
Presidential InaugurationCold WarRichard NixonAmerican HistoryExecutive Branch
United StatesUnited States

🕵️ COINTELPRO Officially Discontinued

COINTELPRO officially ends.
COINTELPRO Officially Discontinued (1971)
FBISurveillancePolitical RepressionCivil Rights MovementActivismCold WarIntelligenceCovert Operations
United StatesUnited States

🕵️ Church Committee Investigates U.S. Intelligence Agencies

Church Committee, a U.S. Senate select committee that investigated abuses by the CIA, NSA, FBI and Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
Church Committee Investigates U.S. Intelligence Agencies (1976)
Ancient romeIntelligence AgenciesCIAFBIInvestigationsCold War
United StatesUnited States

🇺🇸 Jimmy Carter Inaugurated as U.S. President

January 20: Jimmy Carter is inaugurated as President of the United States.
Jimmy Carter Inaugurated as U.S. President (1977)
PresidencyInaugurationCold WarForeign Policy
United StatesUnited States

🔫 Assassination Attempt on President Ronald Reagan

March 30: Assassination attempt on U.S. president Ronald Reagan.
Assassination Attempt on President Ronald Reagan (1981)
AssassinationPolitical ViolenceReagan AdministrationCold War
United StatesUnited States