1. 1 · 1913
  2. 2 · 1945
  3. 3 · 1975
  4. 4 · 2001
  5. 5 · 2013
  6. 6 · 2020

1975 to 2000

Investigations and deregulation

The Church Committee, the secret surveillance court, Iran-Contra and its pardons, Waco, and the repeal of Glass-Steagall.

Key facts

  1. The Church Committee found 500,000 FBI files on Americans. Congress was asked for a law against assassination and did not pass one.
  2. In 1978 Congress created a secret court for surveillance warrants. It hears only the government.
  3. Glass-Steagall was repealed in 1999. In 2000 swaps were exempted from regulation.

Timeline

2 events in Housing & Private Equity, oldest first

  1. 1983February 24, 1983Housing & Private Equity

    Commission: race prejudice, war hysteria, and a failure of political leadership

    No military necessity for the 1942 removal.

    Source: Personal Justice Denied (book)Read the full story →
  2. 1988August 10, 1988Housing & Private Equity

    Civil Liberties Act: an apology and $20,000 each

    82,250 payments, more than $1.6 billion, from 1990.

    Source: Redress movementRead the full story →
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