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Individual liberty anywhere is a threat to the Progressive-Collectivist Cause everywhere.
The 16th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is ratified, authorizing the Federal government to impose and collect an income tax (1913)
The Communist Party of Vietnam is established (1930)
Obama Administration appointees Tom Daschle (Secretary of Health and Human Services) and Nancy Killefer (Chief Performance Officer) withdraw their nominations, both citing tax problems (2009)
b: Gertrude Stein (1874); d: Woodrow Wilson (1924), Buddy Holly, Roger Peterson, Ritchie Valens, J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson (1959)