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1. www.history.com › this-day-in-history › congressCongress issues final report on Iran-Contra scandal - HISTORY

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   Nov 13, 2009 · 1987. Congress issues final report on Iran-Contra scandal. After nearly a year of hearings into the Iran-Contra scandal, ... Get all of today's events in just one email featuring a range of topics.

2. www.brown.edu › thehearingsUnderstanding the Iran-Contra Affairs - Brown University

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   The Hearings. On May 5, 1987, the world tuned in to watch the joint hearings of House Select Committee to Investigate Covert Arms Transactions with Iran and the Senate Select Committee on Secret Military Assistance to Iran and the Nicaraguan Opposition—soon to be known as the “Iran-Contra hearings.”. The hearings were called to order ...

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   How many members of Congress were there in 1987?

   • Wikimedia Commons From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 1987–1989 U.S. Congress 100th United States Congress 99th ← → 101st United States Capitol January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1989 Members 100 senators 435 representatives 5 non-voting delegates Senate majority Democratic Senate President George H. W. Bush(R) House majority Democratic House Speaker

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   What happened at the 1987 Iran-Contra hearings?

   • On May 5, 1987, the world tuned in to watch the joint hearings of House Select Committee to Investigate Covert Arms Transactions with Iran and the Senate Select Committee on Secret Military Assistance to Iran and the Nicaraguan Opposition—soon to be known as the “Iran-Contra hearings.”

   Understanding the Iran-Contra Affairs - Brown University

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   When did Congressional committees start broadcasting their own hearings?

   • Despite the legislative body’s overall resistance to television, individual congressional committees could—and did—broadcast their own hearings. The first to capture a broad swath of Americans’ attention took place in 1951, when the Kefauver Committee investigated organized crime.

   A Brief History of Televised Congressional Hearings

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   What happened in 1987?

   • Main articles: 1987 in the United States, 1988 in the United States, and 1989 in the United States October 19, 1987: Black Monday: Stocks fell sharply on Wall Street and around the world October 23, 1987: The Senate rejectedthe nomination of Robert H. Borkto the United States Supreme Courton a vote of 42-58

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4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › 100th_United_States_Congress100th United States Congress - Wikipedia

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   2nd: January 25, 1988 – October 22, 1988. The 100th United States Congresswas a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senateand the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C., from January 3, 1987, to January 3, 1989, during the last two years of Ronald ...

   • Members: 100 senators, 435 representatives, 5 non-voting delegates
   • Senate majority: Democratic

   • House majority: Democratic
   • Senate President: George H. W. Bush (R)

5. www.cbsnews.com › news › flashback-blockbusterFlashback: Blockbuster congressional testimony...in 1987

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   Jun 7, 2017 · North was convicted during a 1989 trial of obstructing an investigation and destroying evidence, but his conviction was thrown out on appeal in 1991. North's role in the Iran-Contra controversy ...

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6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Congressional_committeesCongressional committees investigating the Iran–Contra affair

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   The congressional committees investigating the Iran–Contra affair were committees of the United States House of Representatives and of the United States Senate formed in January 1987 to investigate the Iran–Contra affair. The committees held joint hearings and issued a joint report. The hearings ran from 5 May 1987 to 6 August 1987, and the ...

   • Chair (House): Rep. Lee H. Hamilton (D-Ind)
   • Purpose: To investigate the Iran–Contra affair

   • Chair (Senate): Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-HI)

7. www.smithsonianmag.com › smart-news › a-briefA Brief History of Televised Congressional Hearings

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   Jun 10, 2022 · June 10, 2022. In 1951, mobster Frank Costello (seated, center) testified in front of the Kefauver Committee during a televised congressional hearing on organized crime that captivated the country ...

8. www.c-span.org › congressCongressional Chronicle - Members of Congress, Hearings and ...

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   Jan 8, 1987 · The C-SPAN Congressional Chronicle is a comprehensive resource of the United States Congress. Watch C-SPAN video recordings of House and Senate proceedings. ... Hearings for January 8, 1987. Today ...