An attempt to drop the word North from the state name was defeated by the 1947 Legislative Assembly (House Concurrent Resolution {H.C.R.} J). Again in 1989, the Legislature rejected two resolutions (Senate Concurrent Resolutions Nos. {S.C.R.
The Noahide Laws were quietly passed in Congress. Congressman Tom Sawyer-Ohio, Congressman Tom Ridge-Pennsylvania (Governor during 911 and Virginia Tech shooting lead investigator), Jewish lobbyist and minority leader Bob Michaels and Congressman Benjamin Gillman-New York.
On this day in 1919, Congress overrode President Woodrow Wilsonâs veto of the Volstead Act, formally known as the National Prohibition Act. The legislation, which barred the sale of alcoholic beverages, was named for Rep. Andrew Volstead (R-Minn.), chairman of the House Judiciary Committee.