September 24, 2008

Today in History

In 1957, the President of the United States ordered the 101st Airborne to protect nine (9) black students in Little Rock, Arkansas. Additionally, the President federalize the Arkansas National Guard, so the Governor could not use them to oppose the US Army Airborne.  

Two US Senators objected to the President enforcing a Federal Court order. Comparing the action to the Soviet invasion on Hungry in 1956.

Name the President and his party.
Name the Senators and their party.

Answers below the fold
from Gateway Pundit

51 Years Ago Today... Democrat Racism Dealt a Blow in Little Rock

On this day in 1957, Republican President Dwight Eisenhower ordered federal troops to Little Rock, Arkansas to insure the safety of the "Little Rock Nine" at Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas.

President Eisenhower placed the Governor's soldiers under federal government control and ordered the 101st Airborne to Arkansas. Senators Lyndon Johnson and John Kennedy publicly criticized the President for enforcing a federal court order. Many Democrats actually compared the President's act to the Soviet invasion of Hungary the year before.


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