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#OnThisDay October 18, 1972: Clean Water Triumph

Discover How Congress Overrode Nixon’s Veto On October 18, 1972, To Pass The Clean Water Act And Transform America’s Fight For Clean, Safe, And Healthy Waters.

#OnThisDay October 18, 1972: Clean Water Triumph

Discover How Congress Overrode Nixon’s Veto On October 18, 1972, To Pass The Clean Water Act And Transform America’s Fight For Clean, Safe, And Healthy Waters.

#OnThisDay October 17, 1931: Tax Justice

Discover How Al Capone’s 1931 Tax Evasion Conviction Changed American Justice Forever — A Landmark Moment That Took Down Chicago’s Most Infamous Gangster.

#OnThisDay October 17, 1931: Tax Justice

Discover How Al Capone’s 1931 Tax Evasion Conviction Changed American Justice Forever — A Landmark Moment That Took Down Chicago’s Most Infamous Gangster.

#OnThisDay October 16, 1916: Defying The Law

Discover How Margaret Sanger’s 1916 Brooklyn Clinic Ignited America’s Birth Control Movement And Changed Women’s Health And Freedom Forever.

#OnThisDay October 16, 1916: Defying The Law

Discover How Margaret Sanger’s 1916 Brooklyn Clinic Ignited America’s Birth Control Movement And Changed Women’s Health And Freedom Forever.

#OnThisDay October 15, 1991: Judicial Faultline

Discover The Fierce 1991 Battle That Shook Washington As Clarence Thomas Was Confirmed To The Supreme Court After Historic And Controversial Hearings.

#OnThisDay October 15, 1991: Judicial Faultline

Discover The Fierce 1991 Battle That Shook Washington As Clarence Thomas Was Confirmed To The Supreme Court After Historic And Controversial Hearings.

#OnThisDay October 14, 1964: Peace Laureate

Discover How Martin Luther King Jr. Made History On October 14, 1964, Winning The Nobel Peace Prize And Elevating The Civil Rights Movement Worldwide.

#OnThisDay October 14, 1964: Peace Laureate

Discover How Martin Luther King Jr. Made History On October 14, 1964, Winning The Nobel Peace Prize And Elevating The Civil Rights Movement Worldwide.

#OnThisDay October 13, 1999: Rejected Pact

Discover How The U.S. Senate’s 1999 Rejection Of The Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Changed Global Arms Control And Redefined America’s Role In Nuclear Policy.

#OnThisDay October 13, 1999: Rejected Pact

Discover How The U.S. Senate’s 1999 Rejection Of The Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Changed Global Arms Control And Redefined America’s Role In Nuclear Policy.