Tax Amendment Formally In Effect
Washington -
The income tax amendment to the constitution of the United States was put into effect at noon today in formal proclamation by Secretary Philander C. Knox. The amendment, the first since that enacted 45 years ago, abolishing slavery, is the sixteenth added to the original constitution.
The proclamation followed to ratification of the income tax resolution by three fourths of the states in the Union after its passage by Congress.
November 22, 1963: President John F. Kennedy is assassinated in Dallas, TX; Vice President Lyndon Johnson is sworn in as President of the United States
from the November 23, 1963 edition
Kennedy Assassinated
Connally Also Hit
——————
In Dallas Attack
Washington
The country and the world reacted with stunned disbelief ...
Centennial | Events | Behind the Scenes | Monitor's Best | Advertise
csmonitor: Home | World | US | Commentary | multimedia | Contact | Privacy Policy
csmonitor: Home | World | US | Commentary | multimedia | Contact | Privacy Policy
Copyright © 2008 The Christian Science Monitor
Rights & Permisssions
Rights & Permisssions








