Daily Archives: April 22, 2014

Senate Army-McCarthy hearings televised beginning 60 years ago today (Apr 22 1954)

1950s, Cold War, Television 1950s


Video: 'Joseph McCarthy Congressional Hearings'

(Thursday, April 22, 1954; during the Second Red Scare) — The McCarthy-Army hearings, a Senate hearing derived from Senator Joseph McCarthy’s hunt for communists in the United States, were televised live beginning today, continuing through June 17, 1954.

Congress authorizes use of ‘In God We Trust’ on U.S. coins 150 years ago today (Apr 22 1864)

1860s, American Civil War


Video: 'in god we trust final version'

(Friday, April 22, 1864; during the American Civil War) — Congress authorized the use of the phrase “In God We Trust” on U.S. coins today, allowing the Secretary of the Treasury to authorize the inclusion of the phrase on one-cent and two-cent coins.