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2019 Government Hall of Fame Inductee Theodore Roosevelt becomes President
The Department of Labor Created
Transcontinental Telephone Service Opened
President Wilson creates the National Park Service
Air-to-Ground Two-Way Radio Created
President Taft sworn in as Justice of the Supreme Court
Transatlantic Phone Service Begins
The Star-Spangled Banner becomes the National Anthem
2019 Government Hall of Fame Inductee Frances Perkins becomes U.S. Secretary of Labor
President Roosevelt hosts the first Fireside Chat
Radar for WWII Utilized by U.S Armed Forces
2019 Government Hall of Fame Inductee Grace Hopper joins the U.S. Navy Reserves
SIGSALY for U.S. Military Developed
The United Nations Established
The Department of Defense Created
The Central Intelligence Agency Established
Invention of the Transistor – the Foundation of Modern Electronics
The Department of Health and Human Services Created
Alaska and Hawaii Become States
The Communications System for North American Air Defense Implemented
2019 Government Hall of Fame Inductee Katherine Johnson supports the Friendship 7 mission
Telstar I for NASA Launched
The Automatic Voice Network for the US. Military Developed
The Department of Housing and Urban Development Created
Voting Rights Act of 1965 Passed
The Department of Transportation Created
2019 Government Hall of Fame Inductees Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin, Neil Armstrong and Michael Collins embark on the Apollo 11 mission
UNIX Operation System Created
2019 Government Hall of Fame Inductee Alice Rivlin leads the Congressional Budget Office
2019 Government Hall of Fame Inductee Elliot Richardson named Secretary of Commerce
The Department of Energy Created
2019 Government Hall of Fame Inductee Dwight Ink leads the Personnel Management Project on Civil Service Reform
The Department of Education Created
2019 Government Hall of Fame Inductee Paul Volcker becomes Chairman of the Federal Reserve
Cellular Telephone Service is Introduced to America
2019 Government Hall of Fame Inductee Anthony Fauci becomes the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
The Department of Veterans Affairs Created
2019 Government Hall of Fame Inductee Robert Gates becomes CIA Director
2019 Government Hall of Fame Inductee Hubert T. Bell becomes Inspector General of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission
2019 Government Hall of Fame Inductee Colin Powell becomes Secretary of State
2019 Government Hall of Fame Inductee Norman Mineta becomes Secretary of Transportation
The Department of Homeland Security Created
2019 Government Hall of Fame Inductee Constance Berry Newman appointed Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs
The First Public Safety Broadband Network
2019 Government Hall of Fame Inductee Donna Shalala is elected to the House of Representatives
Inaugural Government Hall of Fame Gala
Second Annual Government Hall of Fame
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