The R.M.S. Titanic was touted as an “unsinkable” feat of shipbuilding. The immense British ocean liner departed Southampton, England for New York City on April 10, 1912. On the fourth day of its maiden voyage, the vessel fatally struck an iceberg. At 2:20 a.m. on April 15, the luxury steamship sank into the North Atlantic. More than 1,500 people died and 703 were rescued.

Rept. 115-276 - REPEATEDLY FLOODED COMMUNITIES PREPARATION ACT PDF Details 88 Stat. 143 - Disaster Relief Act of 1974 PDF Details 102 Stat. 4689 - Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Amendments of 1988 PDF Details 120 Stat. 1725 - Pets Evacuation and Transportation Standards Act of 2006 An act to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to ensure that State and local emergency preparedness operational plans address the needs of individuals with household pets and service animals following a major disaster or emergency PDF Details Resources Explore Homeland Security’s ready.gov (English), or (Spanish) website for numerous downloads to share on Being Informed, Planning Ahead, and Taking Action.

(Source: National Park Service (NPS) ) Interesting Facts about the Redwoods From a seed no bigger than one from a tomato, California's coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) may grow to a height of 367 feet (112 m) and have a width of 22 feet (7 m) at its base. The trees can reach ages of 2,000 years and regularly reach 600 years. Fossil records have shown that relatives of today's coast redwoods thrived in the Jurassic Era 160 million years ago.

Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to ensure that State and local emergency preparedness operational plans address the needs of individuals with household pets and service animals following a major disaster or emergency PDF Details 102 Stat. 4689 - Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Amendments of 1988 To provide for more effective assistance in response to major disaster and emergencies, and for other purposes PDF Details 88 Stat. 143 - Disaster Relief Act of 1974 Special measures, designed to assist the efforts of the affected States in expediting the rendering of aid, assistance, and emergency services, and the reconstruction and rehabilitation of devastated areas, are necessary PDF Details H.

Ford became the 38th President of the United States when he succeeded to that office following the resignation of President Richard M. Nixon in 1974. He served as President until 1977, when he was succeeded by President Jimmy Carter. Previously, Ford represented Michigan’s 5th District in the House of Representatives beginning in 1949 until his nomination to the Vice Presidency by President Nixon in 1973, following the resignation of Vice President Spiro T.

Bush signed Resolution 71 into law (Public Law 107-89) designating September 11 of each year as Patriot Day, remembering those who lost their lives in the terrorist attacks. 115 Stat. 876 – Patriot Day Resolution PDF Details April 21, 2009, President Obama signed into law (Public Law 111-13) the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act designating the observance of September 11 as an annually recognized “National Day of Service and Remembrance.” 123 Stat. 1460 –Serve America Act PDF Details September 10, 2012, President Obama issued a proclamation renaming September 11 as “Patriot Day and National Day of Service and Remembrance.”

In May 1975, the Watergate Special Prosecution Force (WSPF) decided that it was necessary to question former President Richard M. Nixon in connection with various investigations being conducted by the WSPF. Mr. Nixon was questioned over the period of two days, June 23 and June 24, 1975, and the testimony was taken as part of various investigations being conducted by the January 7, 1974, Grand Jury for the District of Columbia (the third Watergate Grand Jury).

O'Sullivan, Mildred Sawyer, Anne Boudreaux, Viola Peterman, Myrtle Evans, Julian Evans, Philip Eugene Vinson, and Hiram Conway, who were associated with Lee Harvey Oswald in his youth; Lillian Murret, Marilyn Dorothea Murret, Charles Murret, John M. Murret, and Edward John Pic, Jr., who were related to Oswald; and others. PDF Details Volume IX - Contains testimony of the following witnesses: Paul M. Raigorodsky, Natalie Ray, Thomas M. Ray, Samuel B. Ballen, Lydia Dymitruk, Gary E.

To print this page: Push Control + P on your keyboard To search this page: Push Control + F on your keyboard To help us improve this information: Click Feedback at the top of any page Riddick's Senate Procedure, 1992 edition Search Browse About Riddick's Senate Procedure Named after Senate Parliamentarian Emeritus Floyd M. Riddick, this Senate document contains the contemporary precedents and practices of the Senate. An appendix contains suggested forms for various procedures, e.g., offering motions or filing conference reports. It is updated periodically by the Senate Parliamentarian.

O'Sullivan, Mildred Sawyer, Anne Boudreaux, Viola Peterman, Myrtle Evans, Julian Evans, Philip Eugene Vinson, and Hiram Conway, who were associated with Lee Harvey Oswald in his youth; Lillian Murret, Marilyn Dorothea Murret, Charles Murret, John M. Murret, and Edward John Pic, Jr., who were related to Oswald; and others. PDF Details Volume IX - Contains testimony of the following witnesses: Paul M. Raigorodsky, Natalie Ray, Thomas M. Ray, Samuel B. Ballen, Lydia Dymitruk, Gary E.