Details

Subject(s)

• World politics [Browse]
• United States—Politics and government [Browse]

Editor

• Kerrigan, Heather [Browse]

Series

Gale eBooks

Summary note

Published annually since 1972, the Historic Documents series has made primary source research easy by presenting excerpts from documents on the important events of each year for the United States and the World. Each volume pairs 60 to 70 original background narratives with over 100 documents to chronicle the major events. Various records may include: official reports surveys speeches from leaders and opinion makers court cases legislation testimony and much more Historic Documents is renowned for the well-written and informative background, history, and context it provides for each document. Organized chronologically, each volume covers the same wide range of topics: business the economy and labor energy, environment, science, technology, and transportation government and politics health and social services international affairs national security and terrorism rights and justice Each volume begins with an insightful essay that sets the years events in context, and each document or group of documents include: a comprehensive introduction background information on the event full-source citations easy access to material detailed and thematic table of contents references to related coverage documents from the last ten editions of the series.

Notes

Includes index.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Source of description

Description based on print version record.

Contents

• January: President Trump and Congressional leaders remark on border wall funding fight and government shutdown. Venezuelan President declared illegitimate; opposition leader recognized. State, county, and federal officials respond to measles outbreak
• February: State of the Union Address and Democratic response. President Trump, Vice President Pence, and NASA remark on space program efforts. Trump administration officials comment on personnel changes. Democrats revise primary debate rules. President Trump declares a national emergency on the southern border. Former Trump lawyer testifies before Congress; Democrats announce Trump inquiry. U.S.-North Korean leaders hold summit; North Korea renews missile test
• March: International leaders respond to protests in Algeria. Prime Minister May reacts to ongoing Brexit negotiations, resigns. FAA orders grounding of MAX jet; Ethiopia releases crash report. New Zealand Prime Minister remarks on mosque shooting and gun legislation. Department of Justice releases Mueller report. President Trump announces victory against ISIL, Syria troop withdrawal
• April: Facebook, Twitter, and Google executives testify on hate speech and conservative bias. Sudanese and UN leaders remark on violence and government overthrow
• May: State leaders sign stringent abortion legislation; courts weigh in. Israeli Knesset votes to dissolve and hold new elections
• June: U.S. and international officials respond to extreme weather events and climate change. New President takes offices in Kazakhstan; EU and UN detail election and protests. Hong Kong government responds to protests. World leaders react to ongoing war in Yemen. UN, AU, and Ethiopian leaders on violence and new government. President Trump announces sanctions against Iran. Supreme Court rules on census immigration question. Supreme Court rules on partisan gerrymandering.
• July: Boris Johnson remarks on election and Brexit negotiations. Federal Reserve cuts interest rate
• August: India revokes Kashmir autonomy. New governor takes office in Puerto Rico. Trump administration and Supreme Court issue immigration orders. United Nations and Pacific regional leaders call for end of violence in Indonesia. Trump administration announces regulatory changes to the Endangered Species Act. Court issues ruling in opioid epidemic trial; federal government releases funds to fight opioid use. CDC and FDA react to vaping-linked lung illnesses
• September: Census Bureau releases annual report on poverty in the United States. Federal officials UAW, and General Motors respond to labor disputes. United States and Saudi Arabia respond to attack on Saudi oil facilities. Representatives of the United States, United Kingdom, France, Turkey, Iran, and China address UN General Assembly. Whistleblower complaint filed against President Trump
• October: Peruvian President dissolves Congress. Supreme Court allows Sandy Hook families to sue Remington. Responses to the political and humanitarian crisis in Haiti. United Nations and President Moreno call for peace during protests in Ecuador. Chilean leaders and UN respond to unrest. European Union, Lebanese Prime Minister, and U.S. leaders remark on protests in Lebanon. Treasury Secretary addresses budget deficit; President signs FY 2020 spending bills. President Trump announces death of ISIL leader
• November: OAS conducts election audit in Bolivia. International Court of Justice announces proceedings against Myanmar. FBI releases report on hate crime statistics; federal agency recommends anti-hate crime strategies. UN and United States remark on deadly unrest in Iran. President and defense leaders on U.S. engagement in Afghanistan
• December: House passes articles of impeachment against President Trump; President responds. Response to controversial Indian citizenship law. Settlement reached with PG&E wildfire victims. Ethiopian Prime Minister awarded Nobel Peace Prize. U.S. leaders remark on Iraq Embassy attack and airstrikes.

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ISBN

• 1-5443-8467-X
• 1-78785-905-3
• 1-5443-8468-8
• 1-5443-8464-5
• 1-5443-8465-3

OCLC

1259289538

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