History Listory

A chronological record of major political events in modern American history.

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2013 January

2013-01-01 JD Vance was a former venture capitalist with investors like Peter Thiel (Palantir, PayPal, Facebook), Eric Schmidt (Google), and Marc Andreessen (Silicon Valley Investor).

2013 February

2013-02-28 Multiple GOP members voted against the Violence Against Women Act which was established in 1994.

2013 May

2013-05-29 Lindsey Graham opposed legislation that would have removed military commanders’ authority to overturn guilty verdicts in sexual assault cases.

2013 June

2013-06-25 Courts tossed out a rule in the Voting Rights Act that would require states with an extensive history of racial discrimination to submit any changes in their election policies or maps to the federal government for advance review before putting them into effect (see Shelby County, Alabama v. Holder, Attorney General).

2013 December

2013-12-11 Fox news host Megyn Kelly insisted both Jesus and Santa Clause are white.