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Today in History - April 17
https://www.loc.gov/item/today-in-history/april-17
Today's Document @TodaysDocument - Today in History & Daily Historical Documents from the US National Archives.
https://twitter.com/TodaysDocument
100 Years Ago Today
https://www.loc.gov/collections/chronicling-america/about-this-collection
Word of the Day
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/041725.cfm
The Presidential Prayer Team Daily Briefing
https://www.presidentialprayerteam.org/daily-prayer-briefing
Congressional Record Most Recent Issue
https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record
Federal Register Most Recent Issue
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/current
APRIL 17, 1961
Bay of Pigs Invasion
https://www.jfklibrary.org/learn/about-jfk/jfk-in-history/the-bay-of-pigs
APRIL 17, 1975
From April 17, 1975, to January 7, 1979, the Khmer Rouge perpetrated one of the greatest crimes of the 20th century. Nearly two million people died
https://www.ushmm.org/genocide-prevention/countries/cambodia/cambodia-1975
APRIL 17, 2014
Justices Scalia and Ginsburg on the First Amendment and Freedom
Justices Antonin Scalia and Ruth Bader Ginsburg talked about their views of the First Amendment and the origins and contemporary meanings of freedom. They were also asked questions about National Security Agency surveillance programs, cameras in the courts, and their personal friendship. They also answered questions from audience members. This program was part of the "The Kalb Report," produced by the George Washington University's Global Media Institute in partnership with the National Press Club and the Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard University's Kennedy School.
https://www.c-span.org/program/public-affairs-event/justices-scalia-and-ginsburg-on-the-first-amendment-and-freedom/344099
APRIL 17, 2020
President Trump with Coronavirus Task Force Briefing
President Trump and members of the White House Coronavirus Task Force held a briefing on the federal government's response to the pandemic. The president, along with Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue, announced a $19 billion relief program to assist farmers, ranchers, and consumers who have been hit by the pandemic. The package includes a program to purchase $3 billion worth of fresh meat, dairy, and produce in order to help farms that have been struggling, as well as to allow for the distribution of food to those in need. Also during the briefing, Vice President Pence provided an update on coronavirus testing, saying to date over 3.7 million coronavirus tests have been conducted, and that "our best scientists and health experts assess that today we have a sufficient amount of testing to meet the requirements of a phase one reopening if state governors should choose to do that."
https://www.c-span.org/program/white-house-event/president-trump-with-coronavirus-task-force-briefing/544916
APRIL 17, 2023
House Judiciary Committee Field Hearing on Crime in New York
The House Judiciary Committee held a field hearing on New York City that the committee says "will examine how Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's pro-crime, anti-victim policies have led to an increase in violent crime and a dangerous community for New York City residents." Witnesses included victims of crime and relatives of victims of crime, a city councilmember, and the president of the New York City detectives' union.
https://www.c-span.org/program/house-committee/house-judiciary-committee-field-hearing-on-crime-in-new-york/626561
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