A step toward war?
Pastor Lee A. Howe of the Oneida Baptist Church, of Oneida, New York, wrote to Senator Morris Sheppard, chairman of the Senate Military Affairs Committee objecting to...
Alan wants his TV time
The Senate Subcommittee on Juvenile Delinquency received dozens of letters about limiting young people's access to certain TV shows. In this letter, junior high...
Censure of Senator McCarthy
Senator Joseph McCarthy became chairman of the Committee on Government Operations and its Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations in the late 1940s, looking into...
Does TV cause crime?
The Senate Subcommittee on Juvenile Delinquency held hearings on the effect of television on young people on April 21– 22, and June 4, 1954.
Indiana weighs in
South Carolina sent a copy of its nullification ordinance to each state. The Indiana State Legislature passed its own joint resolution opposing South Carolina’s...
Old enough to vote?
Michigan Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg introduced Senate Joint Resolution 166 on October 19, 1942. This resolution would have amended the Constitution of the United...
Petition from the National Business Men’s League
The United States acquired the Philippines as a result of the 1899 peace treaty with Spain ending the Spanish-American War. Favoring free trade, this American...