United States of America · Government / Democratic Party Government. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Truman signs the Employment Act of 1946, establishing a federal commitment to promote maximum employment, production, and purchasing power that becomes an important part of the postwar policy setting in which the Federal Reserve operates.
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