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Office of Price Administration

History; American history

FDR created this in order to prevent inflation in the economy during WWII.

New Frontier

History; American history

The New Frontier was the new programs introduced by President Kennedy in the early 1960's. These programs included the space program to the moon and the peace corp.

D-Day

History; American history

D-day was the first day of the Normandy landings which started the invasion of western Europe and liberated France from the Germans.

Title IX

History; American history

The law states that No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education ...

Geraldine Ferraro

History; American history

In 1984 she was the first woman to appear on a major-party presidential ticket. She was a congresswoman running for Vice President with Walter Modale.

He worked for a well known New York City law firm. He was Governor of New York State and was elected District Attorney in 1937. He was Governor 3 different times and ran for president twice although ...