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

1945 to 1974

Secret programs

Radiation and germ tests on people who were not told, MKULTRA, COINTELPRO, the Tonkin Gulf Resolution, and the end of the gold standard.

Key facts

  1. The government injected patients with plutonium, infected 1,308 people in Guatemala, and sprayed bacteria over San Francisco, none with consent.
  2. The Tonkin Gulf Resolution passed 416 to 0 and 88 to 2. The NSA's historian later found the second attack did not happen.
  3. COINTELPRO became public in 1971 after files were taken from the FBI office in Media, Pennsylvania.

Timeline

2 events in Wall Street & Banking, oldest first

  1. 1971August 15, 1971Wall Street & Banking

    Nixon ends the dollar's convertibility into gold

    A 90 day price and wage freeze, a 10 percent import surcharge, and the assurance that the dollar would be worth just as much tomorrow.

    Source: Address to the Nation Outlining a New Economic Policy: The Challenge of PeaceRead the full story →
  2. 1974August 14, 1974Wall Street & Banking

    Owning gold made legal again after 41 years

    Public Law 93-373, effective December 31, 1974.

    Source: Public Law 93-373, 88 Stat. 445Read the full story →

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Secret programs (1945 to 1974) | Spirit of '76