Daily Archives: January 21, 2020

Accused spy Alger Hiss convicted of perjury 70 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 21 1950)

1950s, Cold War


Video: 'Alger Hiss case 1948-1950' (Jan. 21, 1950, at 2:39)

(Saturday, January 21, 1950, 2:50 p.m. EST; during the Second Red Scare and the Cold War) — Former U.S. State Department official and accused communist spy Alger Hiss was found guilty today on two counts of perjury by a federal jury in New York, based primarily on the testimony of former communist and Time magazine editor Whittaker Chambers. Continue reading Accused spy Alger Hiss convicted of perjury 70 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 21 1950) →

Supreme Court blocks ban on corporate political spending 10 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 21 2010)

2010s


Video: 'The Story of Citizens United v. FEC'

(Thursday, January 21, 2010) — Overruling two important precedents about the First Amendment rights of corporations, a bitterly divided Supreme Court today ruled in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission that the government may not ban political spending by corporations in candidate elections. Continue reading Supreme Court blocks ban on corporate political spending 10 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 21 2010) →