Luther Hodges1961
Appointed Secretary of State for Commerce
United States of America · Government / Democratic Party Government. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Appointed Secretary of State for Commerce
Appointed Secretary of State for Health, Education & Welfare
Appointed Secretary of State
Appointed Secretary of State for the Interior
Orders the 7th Fleet to Indochina after Pathet Lao overuns most of Northern Laos
Senate rejects medicare for the aged
An greement signed by 14 nations guarentees the neutrality & independence of Laos
Following the Geneva Agreement military advisers & technicians are withdrawn from Laos
A Congressional resolution affirms the rights of western nations in Berlin
Orders a weapons blockade of Cuba because of its Soviet missile sites
Welcomes Krushchevs offer to remove missiles from Cuba. Khruschev removes the missiles but on the understanding the USA does not invade Cuba
Appointed Ambassador of South Vietnam, 1st term
1st Government report regarding dangers of smoking is issued by Luther Terry
Resigns as Ambassador of South Vietnam but continues to advise President Johnson
Inaugurated President of the USA
The Voting Rights Act is passed
Appointed Ambassador of South Vietnam, 2nd term
The 18 nation disarmament conference re-opens in Geneva
Advises Foreign Minister Abba Eban not to make a pre-emptive strike against Egypt
Advises Foreign Minister Abba Eban not to make a pre-emptive strike against Egypt. Diplomatic relations are broken with Iraq, resumed 1984
Appointed Ambassador at Large
Resigns after Johnson ignores his advice to stop bombing Vietnam
Appointed Ambassador of Germany
An assassination attempt is made on Wallace while campaigning in the Maryland primary
The American Ambassador is assassinated. Death of Adolph Dubs, assassinated
Resigns after a US commando mission fails to rescue hostages from Iran, 8 lives lost
Admits he avoided the Vietnam war draft
Appointed President of the USA, 42nd President, 1st term
Visits Germany to pass the responsibility of Easter Europe & Russia to Germany
The Republican Party wins majorities in both the Senate & the House of Representitives
Appointed Secretary of Labour
Appointed Secretary of Energy
Appointed Secretary of Transport
Arrives in China & receives an open letter from founders of the China Democratic Party
Clinton apearrs on Chinese TV with Jing Zemin discussing human rights
Gives a lecture at Beijing University on the importance of human rights
Al-Qaeda bomb the US Kenyan embassy
Monica Lewinsky gives a deposition in the imeachment trial of Bill Clinton
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