On this day April 4 1988 Arizona Governor Evan Mecham was impeached and removed from office making him the first governor in the state’s history to be ousted through impeachment. The Arizona State Senate convicted Mecham on charges of obstruction of justice and misuse of
On this day April 4 1984 President Ronald Reagan called for a worldwide agreement to ban the production and use of chemical weapons. Speaking during a televised news conference Reagan urged the global community to come together and eliminate one of the most dangerous classes
On this day April 2 1980 United States President Jimmy Carter signed the Crude Oil Windfall Profits Tax Act into law. This legislation imposed a higher tax rate on oil companies to address the sharp rise in oil prices and capture some of the profits
On this day April 2 1986 Alabama Governor George Wallace announced that he would not seek re election and would retire at the end of his term in January 1987. Known as one of the most controversial figures in American politics Wallace served four terms
On this day April 1 1984 music legend Marvin Gaye was shot and killed by his father Marvin Gay Sr. during a heated argument at their Los Angeles home. The shocking tragedy occurred just one day before Marvin’s 45th birthday and stunned fans around the
On this day March 31 1980 President Jimmy Carter signed into law a major piece of financial legislation that began the process of deregulating the banking industry. The Depository Institutions Deregulation and Monetary Control Act aimed to modernize the financial system in response to rising
On this day March 31 1985 the very first WrestleMania was held at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The event was a huge gamble for the WWF but it paid off big and became the launchpad for professional wrestling’s explosion into pop culture.
On this day March 30 1984, New York police detective Robert Cunningham gave waitress Phyllis Penzo half of his one dollar lottery ticket as a tip when he ran out of cash. What seemed like a simple gesture turned into one of the most unbelievable
On this day March 23 1983 President Ronald Reagan introduced the Strategic Defense Initiative to the American people. The plan aimed to develop a space-based missile defense system to protect the United States from nuclear attacks. The media quickly dubbed it Star Wars due to
On this day March 23 1981 the US Supreme Court upheld a California law that made statutory rape a crime only a man could commit. The ruling in Michael M. v. Superior Court of Sonoma County reinforced the idea that men bore sole legal responsibility