April 22.
1864. The US passes the Coinage Act, mandating that US minted coins bear the inscription "In God We Trust"
1915. The use of chemical weapons in World War I expands dramatically with the use of chlorine gas by the Germans at the Second Battle of Ypres.
1954. The Army-McCarthy hearings begin during the Red Scare. They last for some time, and ultimately severely undercut McCarthy's popularity. It is during these hearings that the lawyer for the Army, Joseph Welch, uttered his famous phrase to McCarthy:
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Originally Posted by Joseph Welch
"Let us not assassinate this lad further, Senator.... You've done enough. Have you no sense of decency, sir, at long last? Have you left no sense of decency?"
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