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19th January 1920: Foundation of the American Civil Liberties Union

19th January 2021
Tagged as: ACLU, America, Civil Liberties, New York, United States, USA

The organization now boasts more than 1.2 million members and continues to provide legal support where individual rights and liberties are threatened.

Tag: Civil Liberties

19th January 1920: Foundation of the American Civil Liberties Union

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21st June 1919: The German High Seas naval fleet is scuttled at Scapa Flow

HistoryPod Extra: The Myth of Gavrilo Princip’s Sandwich

11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed

2nd August 1934: Hitler becomes Führer after President Hindenburg dies

23rd October 1739: The War of Jenkins’ Ear begins when England declare war on Spain

22nd October 1797: The first high altitude parachute descent

21st October 1805: The Battle of Trafalgar sees the British Navy under the command of Nelson defeat the combined fleets of France and Spain

20th October 1740: Maria Theresa inherits the Austrian throne, prompting the War of the Austrian Succession

28th June 1914 & 1919: Trigger and end of the First World War

11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed

8th July 1932: Dow Jones falls to lowest point in the Great Depression

9th November 1989: East Germany opens the Berlin Wall

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